Consider the following statements : 1 The province of Assam was created in the year 1911 2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is 2 only. Key Points Formation of Assam as an Indian state : In 1874 , the Assam territory of Eleven districts detached from the administrative control of Bengal and Assam was made into an independent Chief Commissionership. Hence option 2 is correct. Then Assam was also known as the ' North-East Frontier ' non-regulation province. In 1905 , it was incorporated into the new province of “Eastern Bengal and Assam”. In 1912, a separate Assam Province was created under British India . It was created by the partition of the “Eastern Bengal and Assam” provinces. Hence option 1 is incorrect. The statehood was granted to Assam in 1950 .