Bengal was divided into two parts. In which part the Muslims were in majority?

A. Western Bengal
B. Eastern Bengal 
C. North Western Bengal
D. None of these

The idea of the partition had been brought up only for administrative reasons. Therefore, Curzon planned to split Orissa and Bihar and join fifteen eastern districts of Bengal with Assam. The eastern province held a population of 31 million, most of which was Muslim, with its centre at Dhaka.