Question

Name the British Viceroy who was the original practitioner of the policy of 'divide and rule' in Bengal.

Answer 1

Lord Curzon was the viceroy.

Answer 2

Answer:

Lord Curzon

Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a nationwide mass movement.