Multiple choice general knowledge history

when was the Capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi ?

  1. 1911

  2. 1947

  3. 1955

  4. 1987
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The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 during the British colonial period. This decision was announced by King George V at the Delhi Durbar, with the actual transfer completed in 1912. 1947 marks independence, not the capital shift.

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