Which of the following events took place in the year 1911?

Question

Which of the following events took place in the year 1911?

1. Partition of Bengal revoked

2. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

3. Lucknow pact between Congress and Muslim League

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 1 and 2 (Correct answer)
2. B. Only 3
3. C. 2 and 3
4. D. Only 1

Correct Answer

Option A — 1 and 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1 and 2.

Key Points

• 1911 was the year of the Delhi Durbar, held to mark the coronation of George V. Two announcements were made there:
  • Annulment of the Partition of Bengal — the 1905 partition was revoked. ✓
  • Transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi. ✓
• The Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916, not 1911. It was the agreement between the Congress and the Muslim League at their Lucknow sessions. ✗
• Only 1 and 2 belong to 1911, giving option (a).

Additional Information

• The Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon in 1905 and revoked under Lord Hardinge II in 1911; in place of the Bengal split, Bihar and Orissa were carved out as a separate province.
• New Delhi was formally inaugurated as the capital only in 1931, two decades after the announcement.
• The Lucknow Pact (1916) is doubly important: it united the Moderates and Extremists of the Congress (who had split at Surat in 1907) *and* brought the Congress and the League together.