In which year was the partition of Bengal carried out by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon?

The correct answer is 1905.

Key Points

• Partition of Bengal 
  • Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on 20th July 1905.
  • The partition came into effect on 16th October 1905.
  • At that time of partition, Bengal was the biggest province of British India that included Bihar and parts of Orissa.
  • The British argued that the division was for administrative convenience.
  • The partition of the Bengal is an example of the British policy of divide and rule.
  • The main reason for the partition of Bengal was to destroy the political influence of the educated middle class among whom the Bengali intelligentsia was the most prominent.
  • The swadeshi movement was started to protest against the partition of Bengal. 
  • Bengal partition was finally canceled by Lord Hardinge in 1911.