Delhi Durbar | MCQs

Explanation

The partition of Bengal was implemented in 1905, but it was not annulled during the Delhi Darbar.

In 1911, Delhi Durbar was held in India to celebrate the occasion when King George V was crowned in England.

The Delhi Durbar 1911 lasted for nine days.

This Durbar was historic for two reasons:

• one, it as the only one attended by the Emperor himself, and
• second, this was where the shifting of the Imperial Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced.

Explanation

• The third Delhi Durbar was held in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V.
• The Delhi Durbar was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.
• The Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903 and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. 
• The 1911 Durbar was the only one that a sovereign, George V, attended.