With reference to the Civil Administration in 1905,which of the statements is/are correct?1.Lord Curzon decided to rearrange the provincial boundaries.2.A new province was constituted, called East Bengal and Assam.Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. A

   1 only

   Statement 1 is correct: Curzon reorganised provincial boundaries (Partition of Bengal, 1905). Statement 2 is also correct, so ‘1 only’ is incomplete.

2. B

   Both 1 and 2

   Both statements are correct. In 1905 Curzon partitioned Bengal and constituted a new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam with Dacca as capital. That is why (b) is the official key.

3. C

   2 only

   Statement 2 is true but not ‘2 only’, because statement 1 is also true.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither is false.

Summary. Official key is (b). Curzon redrew provinces in 1905 and created Eastern Bengal and Assam. Both 1 and 2 stand.