Multiple choice

Bengal was divided during the Governer Generalship of

  1. Lord Warren Hastings

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord Hardings
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India from 1899-1905, ordered the partition of Bengal in 1905 into East and West Bengal provinces. This divisive administrative decision was seen as an attempt to split Bengali-speaking populations along religious lines and weaken nationalist sentiment, triggering massive protests and the Swadeshi movement.

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