Multiple choice general knowledge history

Before New Delhi was made the capital of India in 1912, which city served as the capital of India?

  1. Kolkatta

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Mumbai

  4. Jaipur
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Kolkata (then Calcutta) served as the capital of British India from 1772 until 1911, when the decision was made to shift the capital to New Delhi. The construction of New Delhi was completed in 1912, and it was officially inaugurated as the new capital. Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Jaipur were important cities but never served as national capitals of India.

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