Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Bengal, according to the British, was too big to be efficiently administered by a single provincial government.

(II) The British wanted to stop the rising tide of nationalism by partitioning Bengal.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (II) is the reason for (I).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(II) contradicts (I).

Explanation:

The British used the excuse of administrative difficulty (I) specifically as a strategic cover to implement the partition and achieve their true goal of crushing the nationalist movement (II).