Question

Who was the Viceroy of India during the partition of Bengal?
A. Lord Dufferin
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Minto

Answer 1

Hint Partition of Bengal was implemented by authorities in 1905. It separated the Muslim majority Eastern areas from the Hindu majority Western areas. It was an attempt to curb the rise of nationalist feelings in the people of Bengal.

Complete step-by-step solution
Bengal was a large Presidency that encompassed the modern-day Bengal, Bihar, parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Assam. The British said that the idea behind the partition was only for administrative purposes. According to the British Bengal was too large a Presidency to be ruled efficiently.
Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, proposed the partition of Bengal in 1905. The main motive of the British behind the partition was to divide Bengal into communal lines. The Nationalist feelings in the people of Bengal were getting exceedingly difficult for the British. Partition was strongly opposed by Congress and the common mass of Bengal.
However, the partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 owing to the mass political protests. The common people were deeply affected by the proposition to partition Bengal. Nationalism in Bengal was more developed than anywhere else in India. And partition was seen as an attempt to strangle the growing nationalism. So, the Bengalis protested against the partition. Swadeshi and boycott movements against the British goods were launched. Mass meetings were held, and there was rural unrest.

Hence, option B is the correct option.

Note Every section of the Bengalis, businessmen, politicians, farmers, laborers, women participated alike in the Swadeshi and Boycott movements. It led to the establishment of national universities. British goods were burnt in public and shops selling them were looted. Finally seeing the mass uprising the partition was annulled.