Delhi Durbar and Change of Capital MCQs

538. Delhi became the capital of India in

(A) 1910 

(B) 1911

(C) 1916 

(D) 1923

Ans: (B)

539. Where was the capital of India before Delhi under the British period?

(A) Calcutta

(B) Bombay

(C) Patna 

(D) Lucknow

Ans: (A)

540. In which year the capital of India has been transferred from Calcutta to Delhi?

(A) 1901 

(B) 1905

(C) 1911

 (D) 1915

Ans: (C)

541. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his State entry into Delhi at

(A) Lord Curzon

(B) Lord Mayo

(C) Lord Minto

(D) Lord Hardinge

Ans: (D)

542. The transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of

(A) Lord Mayo

(B) Lord Lawrence

(C) Lord Minto

(D) Lord Hardinge

Ans: (D)

543. Bihar became a separate state during the British rule in the year

(A) 1905 

(B) 1912

(C) 1936 

(D) 1946

Ans: (B)