1. When did the partition of Bengal take place?
a) 1905
b) 1947
c) 1857
d) 1940
2. Who was the Viceroy of India when Bengal was partitioned?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Minto
d) Lord Wavell
3. What was the main reason behind the partition of Bengal?
a) Administrative convenience
b) Divide and weaken nationalist forces
c) Religious conflicts
d) Economic reasons
4. Which provinces were created as a result of the partition of Bengal?
a) East Bengal and West Bengal
b) Bengal and Assam
c) Bihar and Orissa
d) Punjab and Haryana
5. Who strongly opposed the partition of Bengal and advocated for its annulment?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
6. What was the major impact of the partition of Bengal?
a) Strengthening of Hindu-Muslim unity
b) Acceleration of the Indian independence movement
c) Consolidation of British colonial rule
d) Increased agricultural productivity
7. Which British official is often associated with the decision to partition Bengal?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Curzon
c) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
d) Lord Minto
8. Which city became the capital of British India following the partition of Bengal?
a) Calcutta (Kolkata)
b) Dhaka
c) Delhi
d) Lahore
9. Which influential organization played a significant role in protesting against the partition of Bengal?
a) Indian National Congress
b) All India Muslim League
c) Hindu Mahasabha
d) Revolutionary Socialist Party
10. What was the proposed division of Bengal based on during the partition?
a) Linguistic lines
b) Religious demographics
c) Ethnic composition
d) Economic disparities
11. Who was the first Governor of East Bengal after the partition?
a) Fazlul Haq
b) Khawaja Nazimuddin
c) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
d) Nurul Amin
12.Which movement in Bengal emerged as a response to the partition and aimed to boycott British goods?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
13. Who Started the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal during the partition?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Bipin Chandra Pal
d) Aurobindo Ghosh
14. When was the partition of Bengal formally annulled?
a) 1909
b) 1942
c) 1947
d) 1911
15. Which Indian province was created as a separate entity as a result of the annulment of the partition?
a) Bengal
b) Bihar
c) Assam
d) Orissa
16. Who was the Governor-General of India when the decision to partition Bengal was announced?
a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Mountbatten
17. Which region of Bengal witnessed significant anti-partition protests?
a) East Bengal
b) West Bengal
c) Chittagong Hill Tracts
d) Sundarbans Delta
18. Who among the following was a prominent Muslim leader who supported the partition of Bengal?
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) Nawab Salimullah Khan
c) Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar
d) Maulana Shaukat Ali
19. Which famous newspaper played a crucial role in mobilizing public opinion against the partition of Bengal?
a) The Hindu
b) The Statesman
c) The Tribune
d) Amrita Bazar Patrika
20. What was the long-term impact of the partition of Bengal on the Indian nationalist movement?
a) Strengthening of communal harmony
b) Weakening of British control
c) Rise of revolutionary activities
d) Creation of separate Muslim identity