Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India's capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: (b) Lord Hardinge

Explanation:

• The capital of British India was officially shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the tenure of Lord Hardinge in 1911.

• This historic announcement was made at the Delhi Durbar of 1911, attended by King George V.

Information Booster:

• The move was made to have the capital in a more centrally located area, and also to distance the colonial administration from the politically active environment of Bengal.

• The New Delhi city was later designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, and inaugurated in 1931.

Additional Information:

• (a) Lord Curzon

  • Known for the Partition of Bengal (1905), but not related to the capital shift.

• (c) Lord Dalhousie

  • Known for the Doctrine of Lapse and railway development, earlier period.

• (d) Lord William Bentinck

  • Governor-General from 1828 to 1835, known for abolition of Sati.