Multiple choice

When was the Old Province of Bengal partitioned?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1907

  4. 1911
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Explanation

The province of Bengal was partitioned in 1905 by Lord Curzon into East Bengal and Assam (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority). This decision was widely opposed and became a major issue in the independence movement. The partition was eventually annulled in 1911. The 1947 partition created East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Bengal.

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