The First Partition of Bengal (1905) Quiz

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20 July 1905

Lord Curzon

Muslims and Hindus

<p>They complained that the division would make them a minority in the province</p>

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<p>They saw it as a 'divide and rule' policy, even though Curzon stressed it would produce administrative efficiency</p>

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20 July 1905

Lord Curzon implemented the first Partition of Bengal in 1905.

Muslims and Hindus.

They complained that the division would make them a minority in the province.

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They saw it as a 'divide and rule' policy, even though Curzon stressed it would produce administrative efficiency.

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The first Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905.
Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of British India, implemented the first Partition of Bengal in 1905.

The main religious groups affected by the first Partition of Bengal were Hindus and Muslims.

The Hindus in West Bengal reacted with outrage to the partition.
They were outraged because the partition divided Bengal into two zones, with the western part having a majority of Hindus and the eastern part having a majority of Muslims, which they saw as a threat to their cultural and linguistic identity.