Delhi Durbar and Change of Capital

Total Questions: 10

1. Where was the Capital of India before Delhi under British period? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (a) Calcutta
Solution:During the British Rule, until 1911, Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India. King George V, the king of England, visited India to attend Delhi Durbar in 1911 and announced the transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi on December 12, 1911. The capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the tenure of Lord Hardinge II in 1912.

2. A bomb was thrown on the occasion of his State entry into Delhi : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Hardinge
Solution:The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge-II, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi.

Hatched by the Indian revolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rash Bihari Bose, the conspiracy culminated in the attempted assassination on 23 December, 1912 when a homemade bomb was thrown into the Viceroy's Howdah when the ceremonial procession moved through the Chandni Chowk suburb of Delhi.

3. Which among the following organisations was responsible for throwing a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge in Delhi? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (a) Anushilan Samiti
Solution:Anushilan Samiti was responsible for throwing a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. It was an assault on Viceroy Lord Hardinge’s life. Rash Behari Bose served as the leader for this.

In the sentencing of this Delhi conspiracy case, Basant Kumar Biswas, Bhai Balmukund, Amir Chand, and Avadh Behari were among those found guilty and put to death.

4. The revolutionary, who was not involved in Harding Bomb incident? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) Bhagwati Charan Vohra
Solution:The Hardinge Bomb Case is popularly known as the Delhi Conspiracy Case. Fourteen persons were made accused in this, in which Avadh Behari, Master Amir Chand, Balmukund, and Basant Viswas was given death sentence and Balraj and Harnam Singh have given life imprisonment.

Dinanath had turned approver. Bhagwati Charan Vohra was not in it. Ras Behari Bose, who played the main role in this, fled to Japan and escaped the trial.

5. Bihar became a separate state during the British rule in the year : [44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (b) 1912
Solution:In December, 1911, the imperial court (Delhi Durbar) was organized for greeting on the arrival of British King George V and Queen Mary to India.

British emperor proclaimed cancellation of Bengal partition in Delhi Durbar as well as separated Bihar and Orissa from Bengal. In 1912, Bihar and Orissa were separated from Bengal and organised in administrative units.

6. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of – [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 1990 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Hardinge
Solution:During the British Rule, until 1911, Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India. King George V, the king of England, visited India to attend Delhi Durbar in 1911 and announced the transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi on December 12, 1911.

The capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the tenure of Lord Hardinge II in 1912.

7. Delhi became the capital of India in : [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (b) 1911
Solution:It is notable that King George V proclaimed to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, but this transfer was completed in 1912. So if 1911 and 1912 both options are given, then 1912 would be preferred. Until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India during the British Raj. Calcutta was the capital of British India from 1772 to 1911.

From 1912 to India's Independence in 1947, Calcutta was the capital of all of Bengal. Shimla had become the summer capital by the latter half of the 19th century. On 12 December 1911, King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar.

8. In which year the Capital of India has been transferred from Calcutta to Delhi? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (d) 1912
Solution:It is notable that King George V proclaimed to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, but this transfer was completed in 1912. So if 1911 and 1912 both options are given, then 1912 would be preferred. Until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India during the British Raj. Calcutta was the capital of British India from 1772 to 1911.

From 1912 to India's Independence in 1947, Calcutta was the capital of all of Bengal. Shimla had become the summer capital by the latter half of the 19th century. On 12 December 1911, King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar.

9. In which year the capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) 1911 A.D.
Solution:It is notable that King George V proclaimed to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, but this transfer was completed in 1912. So if 1911 and 1912 both options are given, then 1912 would be preferred. Until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India during the British Raj. Calcutta was the capital of British India from 1772 to 1911.

From 1912 to India's Independence in 1947, Calcutta was the capital of all of Bengal. Shimla had become the summer capital by the latter half of the 19th century. On 12 December 1911, King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar.

10. When was Bihar first separated from the Bengal Presidency under the British-ruled India? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (a) 1912
Solution:On December 12, 1911, the announcement of carving out Bihar as a separate province from Bengal was made at the Delhi Durbar. On 22 March, 1912, Bihar and Orissa province were proclaimed to be formed out of Bengal and it came into existence on 1 April, 1912. In 1936, Bihar became a separate province.