Bengal | MCQs

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The Faraizi Movement had two primary objectives: religious reform and social justice.

Faraizi Movemnents was primarily a religious movement.

The movement was led by Haji Shariatullah in Eastern Bengal 

The movement Founded in 1819   

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Partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge 

It was officially announced on 19 July 1905

This decision was made in response to widespread protests and riots from the Swadeshi movement, which opposed the 1905 partition.

The partition of Bengal was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.

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Fazal Ul Haq was the first Prime minister of Bengal. 

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The Governor General of India during the partition of Bengal in 1905 was Lord Curzon. 

He aimed to improve administrative efficiency but faced significant opposition, leading to its reversal in 1911.

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During the Bengal Famine of 1943, relief efforts were primarily led by British authorities, including Lord Wavell, who was the Viceroy of India at the time.

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• When the British government announced the partition of Bengal in 1905, the Hindu population was outraged.
• The Indian National Congress, led by Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, swung into action to oppose the decision. 
• Mehta was a prominent leader of the Congress and played a key role in organizing protests and rallies against the partition.

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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was an Anglo-Indian poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata.

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Haji Shariatullah was a prominent religious leader and Islamic scholar from Bengal.

Founder of the Faraizi movement.

In 1884, the Shariatpur District was formed and named after him.

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Khawaja Nazimuddin was born on 19 July 1894.

Khawaja Nazimuddin and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy both were Pakistani Bengali barrister and politician.

Khawaja Nazimuddin was the second prime minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953.

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 12 September 1956 – 17 October 1957.