In the year 1858, the Delhi division was separated from the North-Western Region and the capital of Uttar Pradesh was shifted from Agra to
(a) Varanasi
(b) Kanpur
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lucknow
(e) None of the above
Ans.(c): In the year 1858, the Delhi division was separated from the North-Western Region and the capital of Uttar Pradesh was shifted from Agra to Allahabad. After the provincial election in 1920, the government of this province was once again shifted from Allahabad to Lucknow. In 1921, the legislative council was established in Lucknow itself and by 1935 after the transfer of the provincial secretariat from Allahabad to Lucknow was completed, Lucknow was declared the capital of the province. In 1937 the name of the province was changed to ‘United Provinces.’
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