GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who said in 1904 that “Bengal United is a power”, “Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.”?
A
Lord Curzon
B
Herbert Risley
C
Lord Minto
D
Sir Lancelot Hare
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Herbert Risley, Lord Curzon’s Home Secretary, wrote, “Bengal united is a force, Bengal divided will go in different ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a nationwide mass movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The decision of the partition of Bengal was given by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905.

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