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Question
State two reasons were given by Lord Curzon to justify the Partition of Bengal.
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Solution
When the decision to partition the Province of Bengal was announced, Lord Curzon put forward several flimsy arguments as the cause behind the partition. He said that the Province of Bengal was too large to be administered by a single provincial government. In this context, Lord Curzon further stated that the partition of Bengal was necessary for administrative efficiency.
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