HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Was annulled as a result of the Morley-Minto Reforms in 1919
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Continued till India got independence
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Was annulled by the king’s proclamation at the Delhi Durbar in 1911
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Was withdrawn in 1908 because of the immense protests it evoked
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Detailed explanation-1: -The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911 by Lard Hardinge. It was done in response to the Swadeshi movement’s riots in protest against the policy. The partition animated the Muslims to form their own national organization along communal lines.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hindus believed that the partition would come about as part of the British 8divide and rule9 policy which would weaken Hindu unity and its influence in the new East Bengal. Reversal The Hindus9 objection to Partition was so great that it caused the British to reconsider it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The overall district of Assam and Bengal was subjected to partition into two provinces of feasible size. The province of West Bengal consists of proper Bengal along with parts of Orissa and Bihar with a multitude population of 54 million of which 42 million were Hindus and 18 million were Muslims.