Question

Delhi was made capital by the British government in
(A) $1892$
(B) $1905$
(C) $1911$
(D) $1927$

Answer 1

Hint: New Delhi, the capital of India. It is located in the north central part of the country on the west bank of the Yamuna River, near and south of the city of Delhi (Old Delhi) and in the state capital Delhi. Delhi has been permanently inhabited since the $6$ th century BC.

Complete answer:
Delhi is officially known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). During the British Raj, the capital city of India was Calcutta until \[1911\] .
In the early $1900$ s, the country was officially called India, and proposals were made to move the capital from Calcutta to another city. After studying, the British got the idea to build a new capital city near Delhi.
The foundation stone was laid in $1911$ by George V, then Emperor of India. The reason for choosing Delhi as the new capital is its past popularity. Delhi was the capital of the Delhi and Mughal Sultanates.
The city took two decades to build and the city was inaugurated in \[\;1931\] . Lord Irwin, the Viceroy and Governor General of India attended the opening ceremony.

Thus the option (C) is correct

Note New Delhi and Delhi are two different places. The red fort is white. Delhi is home to the largest spice market in Asia. Delhi is India's leading commercial center. It is the second largest city in the world after Tokyo. Delhi was once a walled city with $14$ gates. Today only \[5\] of the $14$ gates remain in the city.