Q. Which of the following activities/events occurred during the tenure of Lord Curzon?
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Q. Which of the following activities/events occurred during the tenure of Lord Curzon?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Partition of Bengal was proposed by Lord Curzon. In 1904, he undertook a tour of eastern Bengal. As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be present: Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam. Bengal would have a Hindu majority and Eastern Bengal and Assam would have a Muslim majority population. Its capital would remain Calcutta.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The arrival of King George V in India was during Lord Hardinge’s tenure in 1911. A Grand Delhi Durbar was convened in his honor.
Statement 3 is correct: The Official Secrets Act, 1904 was passed by Lord Curzon, with the intention of muzzling the voice of a large number of newspapers that had come up in several languages, and were opposing the Raj’s policies, building political consciousness and facing police crackdowns and prison terms.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Partition of Bengal was proposed by Lord Curzon. In 1904, he undertook a tour of eastern Bengal. As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be present: Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam. Bengal would have a Hindu majority and Eastern Bengal and Assam would have a Muslim majority population. Its capital would remain Calcutta.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The arrival of King George V in India was during Lord Hardinge’s tenure in 1911. A Grand Delhi Durbar was convened in his honor.
Statement 3 is correct: The Official Secrets Act, 1904 was passed by Lord Curzon, with the intention of muzzling the voice of a large number of newspapers that had come up in several languages, and were opposing the Raj’s policies, building political consciousness and facing police crackdowns and prison terms.
