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Explanation

The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi in the year 1911.

The announcement to shift the capital was made during the Delhi Durbar  held in December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V.

The new capital in Delhi was known as New Delhi and was designed by the architect Edwin Lutyens.

It became the center of British colonial administration in India.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857 fought from: 10 May 1857 to 1 November 1858

Explanation

On 26 July 2022, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa approved the promotion of 32 brigadiers to the rank of major general.

Out of the 32, eight officers belonged to the Army's Medical Corps.

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 Cabinet Mission broadcast its plan from New Delhi on May 16, 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946, sent by the British government.

The Mission was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

The mission had three British cabinet members:

Pethick Lawrence

Stafford Cripps

A.V. Alexander

The Cabinet Mission aimed to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.

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• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

There are three Round table conferences, all held in London

• The first Round Table Conference held from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
• The Second Round Table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 

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The Indian Council Act of 1861 established legislative councils in the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras.

These presidencies were given the power to make laws for their respective regions.

The act restored the legislative powers that had been taken away by the Charter Act of 1833.

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• The partition of Bengal in 1905 favored Muslims, as it created a Muslim-majority province in East Bengal.
• The Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon on 20 July 1905.
• It came into force on 16 October 1905.
• The Hindu community and the Indian National Congress strongly opposed it.
• In December 1911, King George V announced the revocation of the partition at his Coronation Durbar in Delhi.

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The East India Company was an English, and later British, joint-stock company.

East India Company was established on December 31, 1600.

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The Radcliffe Commission was headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe. 

This commission was responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan in 1947.