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Question
What justification did Lord Curzon give to the Indians for the Partition of Bengal?
Options
Bengal was too big to be efficiently administered by a single provisional government.
It would cause a hindrance to the national movement.
It would place Bengalis under two administrative units, making them a minority in Bengal.
It would lead to division between Hindu and Muslim Nationalists.
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Solution
Bengal was too big to be efficiently administered by a single provisional government.
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