In which year was Bengal partitioned by Lord Curzon?

  • A. 1905
  • B. 1906
  • C. 1911
  • D. 1916

Explanation

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905 on administrative grounds, creating a Muslim-majority province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. Muslims welcomed it while the Congress agitated against it, and the partition was annulled in 1911 — a reversal that deepened Muslim distrust of the British and of Congress politics.

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