Question

Pick the outcomes of the partition of Bengal from the following:

• A. Bengali Hindus became a religious minority in East Bengal.
• B. Bengali Hindus became a religious minority in West Bengal.
• C. Bengali Hindus became a religious minority in both East and West Bengal.
• D. Restricted the growth of national unity.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Bengali Hindus became a religious minority in East Bengal.
D Restricted the growth of national unity.

Bengali Hindus, who led the political agitation against the British, became a religious minority in East Bengal. Since Hindi and Oriya were the popular languages, Bengali Hindus were a linguistic minority in West Bengal, too. The Bengal partition restricted the growth of national unity in India, and also created unrest within the Nationalists and the Indian National Congress.