Question

The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal, and to abolish Indian indentured labor was taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord ………………….
A. Hardinge
B. Minto
C. Chelmsford
D. Reading

Answer 1

Hint: The First Bengal Partition, which in 1905 was carried out by the British Raj authorities, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengali Presidency.

Complete step by step answer:
Charles Harding, First Baron Harding (born 20 June 1858 in London, born 2 August 1944 in Penshurst, Kent), British diplomat and Viceroy of India, who enhanced British relations in India and India, contributed to India's support for Securing Britain during World War I.
Charles Hardinge served as the grandson of Lord Hardinge, the Governor of India in 1844–48, and entered the diplomatic service in 1880. He was appointed as the ambassador to Russia in 1904 and the Permanent Deputy Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in 1906. He was promoted to a colleague and appointed as the Governor of India. His government overthrew Lord Curzon's unpopular division of Bangladesh, and took advantage of King George V and his queen's visit to India in December 1911, announcing the transfer of the Indian capital from Kolkata to New Delhi.
Harding's efforts paid off during the First World War in 1914. Due to the improvement of colonial relations, Britain was able to deploy almost all of the British army and many indigenous troops to areas outside India. In particular, the British Indian Army played an important role in the Battle of Mesopotamia.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: World War I is an international conflict. During 1914-18, most European countries, as well as Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions, were involved in this A war. This war pitted the central powers (mainly Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey) against the allies, mainly France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States since 1917.