Multiple choice general knowledge history

In which year was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

  1. 1935

  2. 1900

  3. 1911

  4. 1929
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Explanation

The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar. The move was completed in 1931 when New Delhi was officially inaugurated. 1935 marks the Government of India Act, 1900 is irrelevant, and 1929 relates to the Lahore Congress session.

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