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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 33 of 200

Q33
Indian National MovementCommunal Politics & Partition
What was the effective date of the partition of Bengal?
  1. a.October 16, 1905
  2. b.March 29, 1901
  3. c.July 22, 1911
  4. d.August 14, 1946

Answer: (A) October 16, 1905

The Partition of Bengal was announced on July 19, 1905 by Viceroy Lord Curzon, but its effective implementation date was October 16, 1905. This partition became a catalyst for the Swadeshi Movement and mass nationalist agitation, and was eventually reversed in 1911 when King George V announced the reunification at the Delhi Durbar.

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