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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 159 of 200

Q159
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
In which year was the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
  1. a.1905
  2. b.1911
  3. c.1931
  4. d.1947

Answer: (B) 1911

The transfer of India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in 1911 at the Delhi Durbar by King George V, coinciding with the annulment of the Bengal Partition. The new capital of New Delhi was formally inaugurated in 1931, but the decision and administrative shift began in 1911.

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