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At which of the following Viceroys a bomb was thrown at the time of his entry into Delhi on the occasion of the transfer of capital?
The correct answer is Lord Hardinge II. Delhi Lahore Conspiracy?On 23 December 1912, a Bomb was thrown at the Viceroy Lord Hardinge when his procession was moving from Chandni Chowk. The Viceroy was wounded in the attempt, but one person was killed. It is also known as Hardinge Bomb Case or Delhi Conspiracy. It is said that the Delhi Lahore Conspiracy was hatched by Ras Bihari Bose, but was never proved. Ras Bihari Bose went underground and fled to Japan. He was also involved in the Ghadar Conspiracy. In the trial of this Delhi Conspiracy Case, Basant Kumar, Biswas Amir Chand and Avadh Behari was convicted and executed. Additional InformationLord Hardinge IIHe was the Governor-General of India during World War-I (1914-1919). He shifted the capital from Calcutta to Delhi in the year 1911.
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