Question

Which among the following statement is not true?

• A. Lord Curzon ordered to partition Bengal on July 20, 1905
• B. Partition of Bengal Came into force on October 16, 1905
• C. Bengal was partitioned in order to disrupt the unity between Hindus and Muslims
• D. All are true

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All are true

Partition of Bengal

• The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj.
• The intention was to create two separate entities: East Bengal and Assam, and West Bengal.
• This reorganization aimed to improve administrative efficiency and governance in the region.
• Partition of Bengal was announced on 20 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905.
• The nationalists saw the partition as a challenge to Indian nationalism and as a deliberate attempt to divide the Bengal Presidency on religious grounds, with a Muslim majority in the east and a Hindu majority in the west.
• Bengal was reunited by Lord Hardinge in 1911, in response to the Swadeshi movement's riots in protest against the policy.