In which year was the Partition of Bengal carried out?

Correct answer: 1905

The direct answer is A, 1905. The British government, under Lord Curzon, divided Bengal in 1905. The official explanation referred to administrative convenience, but Indian nationalists believed the division was also intended to weaken unity and encourage communal separation. The decision produced strong opposition and helped start the Swadeshi and Boycott movements, in which people promoted Indian goods and rejected many British goods. Option A, 1905, is correct. Option B, 1911, is wrong as the partition was annulled in 1911; that year is connected with its cancellation, not its beginning. Option C, 1919, is wrong because it is associated with events such as the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, not the Partition of Bengal. Option D, 1935, is wrong because it refers to the Government of India Act of 1935. Memory cue: remember “Curzon, Bengal, 1905, Swadeshi.”