Consider the following statements regarding the Partition Of Bengal : 1. As per Lord Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam. 2. After Partition, Bengal was also meant to lose five Hindi-speaking states to the Central Provinces. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2 . Key Points The Partition Of Bengal In 1874, Assam was sliced away from Bengal and put under a Chief Commissioner. Initially, Lord Curzon proposed the partitioning of the province as an administrative measure solely. In 1904, he undertook a tour of eastern Bengal. The idea of using the Bengal partition as a political tool to undermine the growing nationalism in Bengal and other parts of India occurred later. As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam . Hence statement 1 is correct. Bengal would also lose five Hindi-speaking states to the Central Provinces . It would gain Odia-speaking states from the Central Provinces. Hence statement 2 is correct. Eastern Bengal would consist of Hill Tripura, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions. Its capital would be Dhaka. Bengal would have a Hindu majority and Eastern Bengal and Assam would have a Muslim majority population. Its capital would remain Calcutta. ​ Additional Information Partition annulled Owing to mass political protests, the partition was annulled in 1911. New provinces were created based on linguistic lines rather than religious lines. Bihar and Orissa Province was carved out of Bengal. (Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces in 1936). A separate Assam province was created. The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911 . Despite the annulment, the partition did create a communal divide among the Hindus and Muslims of Bengal.