552Pakistan StudyMedium
Bengal was divided into two parts. In which part the Muslims were in majority?
ANone of these
BNorth Western Bengal
CEastern Bengal
DWestern Bengal
Correct answer
C. Eastern Bengal
Explanation
The idea of the partition had been brought up only for administrative reasons. Therefore, Curzon planned to split Orissa and Bihar and join fifteen eastern districts of Bengal with Assam. The eastern province held a population of 31 million, most of which was Muslim, with its centre at Dhaka.