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Who was the British Viceroy of India when the highly controversial 'Partition of Bengal' was enacted in 1905?

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

Answer options

  1. Lord Minto
  2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Hardinge
  4. Lord Chelmsford

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Curzon

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Lord Curzon šŸ“š Explanation: Lord Curzon formally announced the Partition of Bengal on July 19, 1905. He justified it strictly on administrative grounds, claiming the province was too large to govern efficiently. However, Indian nationalists saw it as a deliberate "Divide and Rule" strategy to break the political unity of Hindu and Muslim Bengalis, sparking the massive Swadeshi Movement.