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Q33 (NDA-I/2013) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › British policies and administration Answer Verified

Which one among the following statements is true about Lord Curzon?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
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Lord Curzon, who served as Viceroy from 1899 to 1905 [1], implemented the Partition of Bengal in 1905. The scheme involved separating the divisions of Dacca, Chittagong, and Rajshahi from the Bengal Presidency and annexing them to the province of Assam to create 'Eastern Bengal and Assam' [5]. Curzon justified this for administrative efficiency and the improvement of Assam [2]. Regarding other options, Curzon lacked sympathy for the Congress, famously discounting it as a political actor and implementing repressive measures against the nationalist intelligentsia [1]. The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley in 1798, not Curzon [1]. Furthermore, Curzon did not succeed Lord Canning; Canning was the first Viceroy in 1858 [4], while Curzon's tenure began decades later in 1899 [1].

Sources

  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement > 2.1 Partition of Bengal > p. 17
  2. [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement > 17 Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement > p. 18
  3. [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 14: Nationalist Movement 1905—1918 > THE PARTITION OF BENGAL > p. 240
  4. [5] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 4: The British Conquest of India > Expansion under Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) > p. 75
  5. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 7: The Revolt of 1857 > Consequences > p. 182
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