Question

Partition of Bengal was done for which of the following reasons

1 Bengal was administratively vast

2 To create rift between Hindus and Muslims

3 To make bengalis a minority in the new provinces

Which of the following are correctly matched?

• A.
  1 only
• B. 1 and 2
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 1,2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1,2 and 3

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Reasons for Partition of Bengal
Official reason given by Lord Curzon:
Bengal was a large unit for administration - It included West Bengal, parts of Bihar and Odisha of today and Bangladesh.

Real reason for partition

Linguistic divide : Western Bengal - Bengali, Bihari and Odia languages [>50% Non - Bengali population]

Religious divide
West Bengal - majority Hindu population
Eastern Bengal - Strong Muslim landed elites