Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which governor of British India implemented partition of Bengal on Oct 16,1905?

  1. Lord William Bentinck

  2. Lord Warren Hastings

  3. Lord James A. Dalhousie

  4. Lord George Curzon
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Explanation

Lord George Curzon, Viceroy of India from 1899-1905, implemented the controversial partition of Bengal on October 16, 1905, dividing it along Hindu-Muslim lines. Bentinck (1830s), Warren Hastings (1770s), and Dalhousie (1848-1856) served much earlier. The partition was annulled in 1911 due to massive opposition.

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