Which one of the following was the real motive of the British for the partition of Bengal in 1905 ........

Indian Freedom Struggle (Easy) 1905-1920

Which one of the following was the real motive of the British for the partition of Bengal in 1905 ?

For administrative consideration; the United Bengal was too unwieldy in size and population.

To curb the growth of national feeling in politically advanced Bengal by driving a wedge between the Bengali speaking Hindus and Muslims

To separate West Bengal for East Bengal, which was politically very active

The Bengalis thought themselves to be a nation, and therefore, ‘Bengali nationalism’ was posing yet another threat to India’s unity.

The Partition of Bengal was the decision of separating eastern parts of Bengal from rest of Bengal. It was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The reason given for the decision was that Bengal with a population of 78 million had become too big to be administered which was true to some extent, but the real motives behind the partition plan were the British desire to weaken Bengal, the nerve centre of Indian nationalism and divide the Muslims and Hindus on the basis of religion. Hence option 2 is correct.