UGC NET History Practice Question

The Partition of Bengal was officially declared in 1905 during the tenure of which Viceroy?

Lord Curzon ✓

Lord Minto

Lord Hardinge

Lord Lansdowne

Curzon's partition of Bengal (announced 1905) split the province, ostensibly for administration but widely seen as a deliberate move to weaken nationalist unity.

The partition of Bengal took effect on October 16, 1905, which was observed by nationalist leaders as a day of:

National Mourning, Raksha Bandhan, and fasting ✓

Armed revolt

Non-cooperation campaign

Complete Hartal across India

Nationalists observed October 16, 1905 as a day of mourning, with Rakhi-tying symbolising Hindu-Muslim unity against the partition.

The historic split between the 'Moderates' and 'Extremists' took place at which Congress session in 1907?

Surat Session (Presided by Rash Behari Ghosh) ✓

Calcutta Session (1906)

Banaras Session (1905)

Madras Session (1908)

The Moderate-Extremist split climaxed at the 1907 Surat session, causing a temporary rupture in the Congress.

The Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act of 1909) introduced which controversial political mechanism?

Separate Electorates for Muslims ✓

Dyarchy in Provincial Governments

Federal Assembly representation

Universal adult suffrage

The Morley-Minto reforms (1909) introduced separate electorates for Muslims, a step widely seen as institutionalising communal politics.

The All-India Muslim League was established in December 1906 at Dacca under the leadership of:

Nawab Salimullah, Aga Khan, and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk ✓

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

The Muslim League was founded at Dacca in December 1906 under Nawab Salimullah, the Aga Khan, and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.

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