Partition of Bengal

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During which period did the partition of Bengal occur?

  • 1857 to 1899
  • 1910 to 1915
  • 1899 to 1905 (correct)
  • 1905 to 1910

What was the name of the new province created by Lord Curzon?

  • West Bengal
  • Bihar and Odisha
  • East Bengal
  • Eastern Bengal and Assam (correct)

What was the main reason behind the partition of Bengal?

  • To create two separate countries
  • To weaken the British rule
  • To establish a new province
  • To suppress the national uprising (correct)

Which event is considered as the second important political event in India, after the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?

<p>The partition of Bengal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region was not included in the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam?

<p>Odisha (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

<p>Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

<p>Prehistory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of history as an academic discipline?

<p>To describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?

<p>The best narrative to explain an event and the significance of different causes and effects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is history a complete or incomplete discipline?

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