Question

Who divided Bengal for the first time?
A: Lord Lytton
B: Lord Minto
C: Lord Curzon
D: Lord Hardinge

Answer 1

Hint:The partition of Bengal took place in 1905 by Britishers despite a huge opposition from the Indian Nationalists.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

Option A: Lord Lytton was the Viceroy of India between 1876 to 1880. He convened an Imperial Assembly in Delhi. In 1878, he implemented the Vernacular Press Act which enabled the viceroy to seize the Press and Paper of any Indian vernacular Newspaper. He did not divide Bengal for the first time. This is the incorrect answer.

Option B: Lord Minto was the Viceroy of India between 1905 to 1910. Indian Council Act 1909 was introduced during his time. It is also known as Morley-Minto Reforms. Lord Minto did not divide Bengal. This is the incorrect answer.

Option C: Lord Curzon served as the Viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905. He played a key role in the first partition of Bengal in 1905. The reason given for the partition was that Bengal was too big to be administered which was true to an extent but the real reason for this partition was to weaken Bengal. Lord Curzon divided Bengal for the first time. This is the correct answer.

Option D: Lord Hardinge was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916. The Delhi conspiracy case was a conspiracy to assassinate him in 1912. He did not divide Bengal. Hence this option is not the correct answer to this question.

Among all the options given, option C is the correct answer to this question because Lord Curzon divided Bengal for the first time in 1905.

Note: Partition of Bengal was an important step taken by the Britishers to make Indian Nationalists weak.