Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following assertion:

The observance of October 16, 1905 transformed opposition to Bengal’s partition into a public demonstration of mourning, cultural mobilisation and unity.

Which one of the following most strongly supports the assertion?

  1. The government argued that partition would improve the administration of Assam.
  2. The Congress had earlier attempted to influence educated opinion in Britain through petitions.
  3. Curzon presented Dacca as the capital of a new Muslim-majority province.
  4. People fasted, joined barefoot processions singing Bande Mataram and tied rakhis symbolising Bengal’s unity.
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