INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Partition of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It divided Bengal into Hindu dominated west which consisted of Bihar, Odisha, etc. and Muslim dominated East Bengal with Assam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once the Partition was completed, Curzon pointed out that he thought of the new province as Muslim. Lord Curzon’s intention was to specifically divide Hindus from Muslims, but not to divide Bengalis. The Western districts formed the other province with Orissa and Bihar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The former province of Bengal was divided into two new provinces–‘Bengal’ (which comprises of western Bengal and the province of Bihar and Orissa) and Eastern Bengal and Assam, with Dacca as the capital of the latter.

Detailed explanation-4: -As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Lord Curzon. On 20 July 1905, Lord Curzon announced the division of Bengal into two parts-East Bengal and Assam (one part) and the rest of Bengal (second part).