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Q114 (CDS-I/2016) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › British policies and administration Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. The province of Assam was created in the year 1911 2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

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Statement 1 is incorrect because the province of Assam was re-established as a separate administrative unit in 1912, following the annulment of the partition of Bengal in late 1911. Statement 2 is correct; in 1874, eleven districts of Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal to form a separate Chief Commissionership [2]. This administrative shift was formalized by Act VIII of 1874, which established the Commissionership of Assam to ensure more efficient governance directly under the Governor-General in Council. Although the partition of Bengal in 1905 temporarily merged Assam into the new province of 'Eastern Bengal and Assam' [3], the 1911 announcement led to its restoration as a distinct province under a Chief Commissioner in April 1912.

Sources

  1. [1] https://assam.census.gov.in/census_division.php
  2. [2] https://archives.assam.gov.in/about-us/our-history
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 12: Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909) > Partition of Bengal to Divide People > p. 261
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