UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 1

Correct answer: Option B. The 1905 Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911. At the Delhi Durbar, King George V announced the reversal, while the imperial capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. The partition had generated the Swadeshi and anti-partition movement and became an important episode in the growth of Indian nationalism. Option A: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.” Option B: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.