WBCS.LIVE practice question

Who among the following was not associated with the Partition of Bengal?

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

Answer options

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. H. Risley
  3. Andrew Fraser
  4. Lord Hardinge

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Hardinge

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Lord Hardinge. The Partition of Bengal was carried out in 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India. The decision was officially announced on 16 October 1905, and it was presented as an administrative measure to improve governance. However, it was widely viewed as a deliberate attempt to divide and weaken nationalist sentiments by splitting the largely Bengali-speaking population along religious lines.