Multiple choice general knowledge

Who among the following British Governor- Generals shifted India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?

  1. Lord Louis Mountbatten

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. Lord Hardinge
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Explanation

Lord Hardinge (Viceroy of India 1910-1916) announced the shift of capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 at the Delhi Durbar. The move was completed in 1931 with the inauguration of New Delhi, closer to the geographical heart of British India.

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