Question

Name the Viceroy who divided Bengal into two provinces. What was his real motive?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The first Partition of Bengal was a Territorial Reorganization Of The Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj in 1905. The partition separated the largely Muslim Eastern Areas from the largely Hindu Western Areas on 16 October 1905 after being announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India.

Answer 2

Answer:

The eastern province held a population of 31 million, most of which was Muslim, with its centre at Dhaka. Once the Partition was completed Curzon pointed out that he thought of the new province as Muslim. Lord Curzon's intention was to divide Bengalis, not Hindus from Muslims.