ICSE-X-History
05: The Partition of Bengal
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- Qstn #1Mention one important anti-India policy adopted by Lord Curzon, which brought about aggressive nationalism in India.Ans : Partition of Bengal was one important anti-India policy adopted by Lord Curzon, which brought about aggressive nationalism in India.
- Qstn #2When and by whom was Bengal partitioned?Ans : Bengal was partitioned on 16 October, 1905 by Lord Curzon.
- Qstn #3What reason was given for the partition of Bengal by the British?Ans : The reason for the partition as given by the British was that the partition was to introduce efficiency in the administration of the province of Bengal which was deemed to be a much bigger piece of land to be governed by a Single Administration.
- Qstn #3How did Lord Curzon justify the Partition of Bengal?Ans : The reason for the partition as given by the British was that the partition was to introduce efficiency in the administration of the province of Bengal which was deemed to be a much bigger piece of land to be governed by a Single Administration.
- Qstn #4"Bengal United is a power, Bengal divided will pull several different ways." Who made this statement?Ans : In the official note, Risley, the Home Secretary to the Government of India made this statement.
- Qstn #5Of which areas did the new Bengal province comprise?Ans : East Bengal comprised of Assam, Chittagong with fifteen districts of old Bengal.
- Qstn #6Briefly state how people reacted to the partition of Bengal?Ans : People observed 16th October, 1905 the effective day for partition as a day of mourning. There were protests everywhere. People fasted, walked barefoot to the Ganges singing patriotic songs.
- Qstn #7What was the main impact of the partition of Bengal on the national movement?Ans : The agitation against the partition of Bengal went on growing and became a great national movement known as Swadeshi and Boycott Movement.
- Qstn #8Of which areas did the new Bengal province comprise?Ans : East Bengal comprised of Assam, Chittagong with fifteen districts of old Bengal.
- Qstn #9Why were the people from Bengal opposed to its partition?Ans : The people of Bengal were opposed to its partition because Bengalis felt that Curzon was trying to split their unity by stirring up religious differences.
- Qstn #10What is meant by Swadeshi?Ans : Swadeshi means ‘of one’s own country’ and it implies that people should use goods produced within the country.
- Qstn #11Which countries used the idea of Swadeshi and Boycott before it was used in the Indian National Movement?Ans : America and China used the idea of Swadeshi and Boycott before it was used in Indian National Movement.
- Qstn #12What virtues did the Swadeshi Movement instill among the Indians?Ans : The Swadeshi Movement united the people of India. It instilled in the people a wave of nationalist feeling that united the whole country in its fight for the freedom from foreign rule.