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Explanation

During the British Raj, Calcutta was the capital of India.

King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi

The capital's transfer on December 12, 1911,

Now New Dehli is the current capital city of India

Additional information:

Its Currency is the Indian Rupee.

Its official language is Hindi; and English.

It is located in the Continent of Asia.

Its national game is in Hockey.

Its Parliament is called Sansad.

Explanation

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal to be divided according to 3rd June Plan

This Plan also known as the Mountbatten Plan or Partition Plan 

It was the last plan for independence.

Explanation

Lord Wavell, the Governor-General of India,  resolving the deadlock in Indian politics, put forward a plan which is known as the 'Wavell Plan' announced in 1945.

The Wavell Plan was first presented at the Shimla Conference in 1945.

The Wavell Plan aimed to address the growing demand for Indian independence and provide a roadmap for constitutional progress.

Lord Wavell announced all members except the Viceroy and the Commander in Chief would be Indians.

ND15-10-2023

Explanation

Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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ND22-1-2023

Explanation

Sir John Hubert Marshall was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He oversaw the excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, two of the main cities that comprise the Indus Valley Civilization. He ordered the digging of Mohenjo-Daro in 1922.

Explanation

He remain in office 1945-51

Monarch: George 6

Explanation

Towards the middle of the decade of 1940, the world war II was over and as a result of its impact, there was a wave of decolonization world over. 

Explanation

The Quit India Movement , also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.

Explanation

The two-nation theory is an ideology of religious nationalism which significantly influenced the Indian subcontinent following its independence from the British Empire. 

Explanation

It was an agreement signed between Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan, at Lukhnow, British India.