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 Commiss

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Q: 115 (CDS-I/2016)
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?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,25,15,6,6,25,3

keywords: 

{'assam': [13, 2, 2, 11], 'districts': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'lieutenant governorship': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'independent administration': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'chief commissioner': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'province': [2, 0, 1, 5], 'bengal': [2, 0, 1, 2]}

Option 1 states that the province of Assam was created in the year 1911. This statement is correct. The province of Assam was indeed created in 1911 when it was separated from the Bengal Presidency.

Option 2 states that 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. This statement is also correct. In 1874, the eleven districts of Assam were separated from Bengal and placed under the direct control of a Chief Commissioner.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct. The province of Assam was created in 1911 and the districts of Assam were separated and placed under a Chief Commissioner in 1874.

The correct answer is option 3: Both 1 and 2.