_________ was the summer capital of the British.1. Dalhousie2. Ooty3.

1.	_________ was the summer capital of the British.1. Dalhousie2. Ooty3. Shimla4. Darjeeling
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shimla The correct answer is Shimla. Sir John Lawrence officially declared Simla the summer capital of the British empire in 1864. After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was later made the capital of Himachal Pradesh. During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911. Now Shimla is the summer capital of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh. Dalhousie is a high-altitude town spread across 5 hills of Himachal Pradesh. Ooty (short for Udhagamandalam) is a resort town in the Western Ghats mountains, in Tamil Nadu state. Darjeeling is a town in India's West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills.

_________ was the summer capital of the British.1. Dalhousie2. Ooty3. Shimla4. Darjeeling

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shimla

The correct answer is Shimla.

Sir John Lawrence officially declared Simla the summer capital of the British empire in 1864.
After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was later made the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India.

King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911.
Now Shimla is the summer capital of Himachal Pradesh.
Dharamshala is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh.
Dalhousie is a high-altitude town spread across 5 hills of Himachal Pradesh.
Ooty (short for Udhagamandalam) is a resort town in the Western Ghats mountains, in Tamil Nadu state.
Darjeeling is a town in India's West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills.