Modern History PYQ 282 of 636 · Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement

During whose tenure was the partition of Bengal withdrawn?

  1. ALord Minto
  2. BLord Hardinge
  3. CLord Curzon
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above

B.P.S.C. TRE-3, July 2024

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Correct answer: (b) Lord Hardinge

Explanation

The partition of Bengal was withdrawn during the tenure of Lord Hardinge II. In 1912, the capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. On 19 July, 1905, the then Viceroy Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal.

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