Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904 ls...........

History (NDA) Modern History ( 1857-1947)

Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? ‘‘Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways’’. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme.

Lord Curzon

HH. Risley

Lord Minto

Sir Lancelot Hare

Explanation:

In the official note, Risley, the Home Secretary to the government of India made this statement, intended to curb Bengali influence by not only placing Bengalis under two administrations, but by reducing them to a minority in Bengal itself.