Viceroy Linked to Bengal Partition 1905
The partition of Bengal, a significant event in British Indian history, was implemented in 1905. The Viceroy in office during this period ordered this controversial decision.
Identifying the Viceroy
- The partition of Bengal was officially ordered and carried out during the tenure of Lord Curzon.
- Lord Curzon served as the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.
- He announced the decision to partition Bengal in 1903, and it was implemented on July 20, 1905, despite widespread opposition.
- The stated reason was administrative efficiency, but it was widely seen as an attempt to divide the Bengali population and weaken the rising nationalism.
Conclusion
Therefore, Lord Curzon was the Viceroy who ordered the partition of Bengal in 1905.
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Important Questions from Viceroy and Governor
Which Governor General of Bengal underwent impeachment proceedings in the British Parliament?
Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration:
1) In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company's total expenditure.
2) Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite --'a microscopic minority'?
The arms Act which disallowed Indians from having arms was passed in ______.
