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

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.