Identify the British Viceroy responsible for the partition of Bengal.
A
Lord Canning
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B
Lord Cornwallis
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C
Lord Curzon
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D
Lord Dalhousie
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Solution
The correct option is C Lord Curzon Bengal was partitioned on October 16, 1905, by Viceroy Lord Curzon. The British citied the administrative reasons for the partition of Bengal.