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Lord partitioned the Bengal presidency in .

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1915
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Mountbatten
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1905
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Curzon
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The correct option is D Curzon
Lord Curzon was appointed as the Governor-General and Viceroy of India in 1899. He partitioned Bengal into two parts in the month of January, 1905. This was carried out for administrative purposes as Bengal was the largest province of British India.

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