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National Movements in India (Updated) — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceNational Movements in India (Updated)2 Marks
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Who divided Bengal? When and Why?
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Answer

(1) Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India. divided the vast province of Bengal into Ea Bengal and West Bengal in 1905 under the pretext of administrative efficiency.
(2) However, this decision was a manifestation of the British policy of divide and rule.
(3) The real intention was to bring about communal divide between the Hindus and the Muslims and thereby weaken the nationalist movement in Bengal.

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