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Who was the Viceroy of India during the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
Lord Ripon
Lord Curzon
Lord Minto
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Curzon
Lord Curzon served as the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and ordered the partition of Bengal on July 19, 1905, officially taking effect on October 16, 1905 ┬╖ He cited administrative efficiency as the reason, though it was widely perceived as a 'divide and rule' strategy to weaken the growing nationalist movement in Bengal.
Lord Curzon served as the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and ordered the partition of Bengal on July 19, 1905, officially taking effect on October 16, 1905 ┬╖ He cited administrative efficiency as the reason, though it was widely perceived as a 'divide and rule' strategy to weaken the growing nationalist movement in Bengal.
The Indian Councils Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) was a direct political fallout of the unrest caused by the Partition of Bengal.
Partition divided Bengal into two provinces: East Bengal and Assam, and the rest of Bengal.
The partition triggered the Swadeshi and Boycott movements across India.
The partition was later annulled in 1911 by Lord Hardinge during the Delhi Durbar.
Lord Ripon is known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India.
Lord Minto succeeded Curzon and oversaw the Morley-Minto reforms in 1909.
Lord Dalhousie is famous for the 'Doctrine of Lapse' and the introduction of railways in 1853.
October 16, 1905, was observed as a day of mourning and protest across Bengal.
B is correct тАФ Lord Curzon served as the Viceroy of India during the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
Always link the Swadeshi Movement (1905) to the Partition of Bengal; they are inseparable in exams and mark the rise of extremist leadership within the Congress.