Multiple choice

Which important event happened in India in 1911?

  1. Bengal was partitioned

  2. Non-Cooperation movement was launched

  3. India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi

  4. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Congress session
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In 1911, during the Delhi Durbar, King George V announced that the capital of British India would be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, and this was completed in 1931. Bengal was partitioned in 1905 (and reunited in 1911), the Non-Cooperation Movement was in 1920-22, and Gandhi did not preside over a Congress session until later.

Keep practicing — related questions