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New Delhi, the new Capital of India was inaugurated by Lord Irwin in the year

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1905
  2. 1911
  3. 1931
  4. 1947

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1931

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. 1931 šŸ“š Explanation: New Delhi was formally inaugurated as the new capital of India by the Viceroy Lord Irwin in '1931'. Although the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta was made in 1911, it took two decades to build the new city. The city was designed by the famous architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. its inauguration marked a new phase in British imperial architecture and administration in India.