Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

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?

Options:

Uttar Pradesh and Orissa

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Bihar and Orissa

Bihar and Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer:

Bihar and Orissa

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Bihar and Orissa

Before the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal was indeed the largest province of British India. It consisted of parts of present-day Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. The partition split Bengal into two entities, Eastern Bengal and Assam, with a Hindu-majority western part and a Muslim-majority eastern part, with the intent of creating religious division for administrative convenience, a move that faced significant opposition and contributed to the growth of Indian nationalism.