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The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until
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The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until King George V abrogated Curzon's Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911.[1] During the Royal Durbar held in Delhi in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V, the announcement was made to reunite Bengal.[2]
The partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial administrative decision that divided Bengal into two provinces, ostensibly for administrative efficiency but widely perceived as an attempt to weaken the growing nationalist movement by dividing Hindus and Muslims. The decision sparked widespread protests and the Swadeshi movement. Due to intense public opposition and the failure to achieve its intended objectives, the British government reversed the partition. The annulment in 1911 reunited Bengal, though this led to other territorial reorganizations including the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
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This question can be broken into the following sub-statements. Tap a statement sentence to jump into its detailed analysis.
- Statement 1: Did the Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 end during the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British?
- Statement 2: Did King George V abrogate Curzon's Partition of Bengal Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911?
- Statement 3: Did the Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 remain in effect until Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement?
- Statement 4: Did the Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 remain in effect until the Partition of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan?
- Explicitly gives the correct option (b) as the annulment: King George V abrogated Curzonās Act in 1911.
- Directly contradicts the claim that it ended during the First World War.
- Presents the same multiple-choice options and gives the answer as (b).
- By identifying (b) as correct, it indicates annulment occurred in 1911, not during WWI.
- States the partition 'lasted until (b) King George V abrogated Curzonās Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911.'
- Directly refutes the wartime-ending claim by giving the 1911 annulment event and date.
States that the partition was annulled in 1911 and gives the official reason (to curb revolutionary terrorism).
A student can combine this date (1911 annulment) with the basic external fact that World War I began in 1914 to judge whether the annulment occurred during the War.
Explains that Britain recruited a vast contingent of Indians to serve in Europe, Africa and West Asia during the First World War.
A student can use this to connect British wartime manpower needs (1914ā18) to possible policy changes and then compare timing with the 1911 annulment noted elsewhere.
Gives the exact announcement date of the 1905 partition and frames it as a key trigger for intensified nationalist politics.
Use this to establish the start date of the partition (1905) and then compare the duration until annulment (1911) versus the WWI period (basic external knowledge).
Describes the Swadeshi and Boycott movement beginning with the 1905 partition and the political consequences that followed.
A student can infer that strong nationalist agitation followed partition and then consider whether the British response (annulment) was prompted by preāWar political factors rather than wartime troop needs.
Presents administrative reasons given for partition (relief of Bengal, development of Assam) and shows partition was debated and planned well before 1905.
A student could contrast stated administrative motives and the chronology of planning (late 19th/early 20th century) with the timing of annulment and WWI to assess causal links.
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