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Q1 Why was Bengal Partitioned in 1905? [7]
Ans: Bengal was a large province with a huge population. It included not only India-side Bengal and present Bangladesh but also Bihar and Orissa. There were huge administrative problems to control such a huge province. Several schemes to divide the province had been proposed in the past. The schemes were quite justified from the viewpoint of administration. In 1903 Viceroy Curzon proposed that Bengal should be partitioned into West Bengal and the East Bengal. The eastern province would include Assam and three districts previously considered to be part of West Bengal, Dhaka, Chittagong and Mymensingh. Therefore Bengal was partitioned by Curzon in 1905 for administrative reasons.
A new province under the name of East Bengal and Assam was created where Muslims were in majority. The Muslims were happy because it offered the Muslims chances for educational and economic progress. But the partition was very strongly opposed by the Hindus and the Congress. Many Hindus believed that the partition had nothing to do with administrative efficiency.
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Ans: Bengal was a large province with a huge population. It included not only India-side Bengal and present Bangladesh but also Bihar and Orissa. There were huge administrative problems to control such a huge province. Several schemes to divide the province had been proposed in the past. The schemes were quite justified from the viewpoint of administration. In 1903 Viceroy Curzon proposed that Bengal should be partitioned into West Bengal and the East Bengal. The eastern province would include Assam and three districts previously considered to be part of West Bengal, Dhaka, Chittagong and Mymensingh. Therefore Bengal was partitioned by Curzon in 1905 for administrative reasons.
A new province under the name of East Bengal and Assam was created where Muslims were in majority. The Muslims were happy because it offered the Muslims chances for educational and economic progress. But the partition was very strongly opposed by the Hindus and the Congress. Many Hindus believed that the partition had nothing to do with administrative efficiency.
What do you say about this...?