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When was the Bengal Partition Plan implemented?​
Question

When was the Bengal Partition Plan implemented?​

A.

​10 September 1910​

B.

​16 October 1905​

C.

​7 August 1899​

D.

​15 August 1915​

Correct option is B

  • In 1905 the first Partition of Bengal was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj.
  • Three months after the Viceroy of British India, Lord Curzon, announced his decision to split Bengal, the partition and implemented on 16 October 1905 announced on 19 July 1905.
  • On 7 August 1905, one of the first mass protests was organized in Calcutta’s Town Hall.
  • The day of partition, 16 October 1905, was declared a day of mourning and fasting.
  • The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was sung by boisterous crowds.
  • The authorities, not able to end the protests, assented to reversing the partition so King George V announced at Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911 that eastern Bengal would be assimilated into the Bengal Presidency.

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