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Question : Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was the biggest province of British India. It consisted of parts of which of the following states?

Option 1: Uttar Pradesh and Orissa

Option 2: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Option 3: Bihar and Orissa

Option 4: Bihar and Chhattisgarh


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Correct Answer: Bihar and Orissa


Solution : The correct answer is Bihar and Orissa .

In 1905, Viceroy Lord Curzon implemented the partition of Bengal, a significant move in British India's administrative reorganisation. Bengal, being the largest province at the time, encompassed not only its present boundaries but also included Bihar and Orissa. The official justification put forth by the British authorities for this partition was the need for administrative convenience.

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