Pak Study Mcqs

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

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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.

Lord ________ issued an order of diving the province of bengal into two parts in July 20, 1905.

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Lord ________ issued an order of diving the province of bengal into two parts in July 20, 1905.

A. Lord lytton
B. Lord Curzon 
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Wallington

Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a nationwide mass movement.