{"id":40067,"date":"2024-04-29T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=40067"},"modified":"2024-04-29T07:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T07:48:29","slug":"upsc-prelims-2014-question-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-81\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2014 &#8211; Question 81"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d6cf2a241b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d6cf2a241b6\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-81\/#Q_The_Partition_of_Bengal_made_by_Lord_Curzon_in_1905lasted_until\" title=\"Q: The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905lasted until\">Q: The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905lasted until<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-81\/#The_correct_answer_is_Option_2\" title=\"The correct answer is\u00a0Option 2.\">The correct answer is\u00a0Option 2.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-81\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-81\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_The_Partition_of_Bengal_made_by_Lord_Curzon_in_1905lasted_until\"><\/span>Q: The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905lasted until<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) King George V abrogated Curzon\u2019s Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_Option_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u00a0Option 2.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Partition of Bengal (1905)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2981 As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and the other one is\u00a0Eastern Bengal and Assam.<br>\u2981 The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until. the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended. King George V abrogated Curzon\u2019s Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911.<br>\u2981 1911: King George V visits India<br>\u2981 Owing to mass political protests, the\u00a0Bengal partition was annulled in 1911.<br>\u2981 The capital of British India was\u00a0moved\u00a0to Delhi from Calcutta\u00a0(now Kolkata).<br>\u2981 East and West Bengal\u00a0were\u00a0reunited\u00a0while\u00a0Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces. 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