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Q. The capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in which year?
Answer: 1911
Notes: Calcutta was the capital of India from the year 1773 to 1911. In the year 1911 Delhi became the capital of India. Calcutta was the center point of revolutionary activities at that time and it was located far away from central India. That is why the British transferred the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

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