Multiple choice

During whose Viceroyalty was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to new Delhi?

  1. Lord Minto II

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Hardinge

  4. Lord Irwin

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1911 during Lord Hardinge's viceroyalty. This was announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar. The actual shift was completed in 1931, but the decision was made under Hardinge.