Question

When did the partition of Bengal take place?
1. 1857
2. 1930
3. 1905
4. 1921

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1905

The correct answer is 1905.

• The Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the then Viceroy Lord Curzon.
  • And was implemented on 16 October 1905
  • However, in 1911 it was withdrawn by Lord Hardinge.
• The stated reason was to ease the administration.
  • But the actual reason was to weaken the growing nationalism in Bengal and break the unity.
• As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.
• Annulment of Bengal:
  • The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 by Lord Hardinge.
  • The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911.
  • Despite the annulment, the partition already succeeded in making a communal divide between Muslims and Hindus of Bengal.

Years	Events
1857	Sepoy Mutiny.
1919	Khilafat Movement.
1930	Salt March.