1. Delhi became the capital of India in
(A)
1910
(B)
1911
(C)
1916
(D)
1923
Answer
(B) 1911[Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
2. In which year the capital of India has been transferred from Calcutta to Delhi?
(A)
1901
(B)
1905
(C)
1911
(D)
1915
Answer
(C) 1911[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008 Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]
3. Where was the capital of India before Delhi under British period?
(A)
Calcutta
(B)
Bombay
(C)
Patna
(D)
Lucknow
Answer
(A) Calcutta[MPPCS (Pre) 1995]
4. The transfer of 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
Answer
(D) Lord Hardinge[UPPCS (Pre) 1990 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
5. A bomb was thrown on the occassion of his State entry into Delhi at
(A)
Lord Curzon
(B)
Lord Mayo
(C)
Lord Minto
(D)
Lord Hardinge
Answer
(D) Lord Hardinge[UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
6. Bihar became a separate State during the British rule in the year
(A)
1905
(B)
1912
(C)
1936
(D)
1946
Answer
(B) 1912[44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]