On December 12, 1911, Delhi was declared the capital of India replacing which city?
Bombay
Jaipur
Calcutta
Madras
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Calcutta
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as the British understood the importance of mughal emperor to people during the revolt of 1857
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The answer is Calcutta.
On December 12, 1911, Delhi was declared the capital of India replacing ''Calcutta'' city.
- Before Delhi, The city "Calcutta" ( Present Kolkata) was the capital of India under the British Rule.
- Earlier, The Kolkata city was known as Calcutta. Present, it is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal.
- The city Kolkata was the capital city of British India from the period 1772 to 1911. At that time, Kolkata city was developed by the British.
- Kolkata was the capital city of India until 1911. In the year 1911, the capital of British India was transferred to Delhi from Calcutta. The new capital Delhi was inaugurated on 13th February 1931.
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