WBCS.LIVE practice question

The Partition of Bengal took place in _______.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1905
  2. 1901
  3. 1915
  4. 1911

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1905

Explanation: The correct answer is A. 1905. The Partition of Bengal took place on 16 October 1905 during the tenure of Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India. It involved the division of the large province of Bengal into two parts- East Bengal and Assam (with Dhaka as its capital) and West Bengal (with Calcutta as its capital).