Consider the following statements: The province of Assam was created

Consider the following statements:

  • The province of Assam was created in the year 1911
  • Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2016
The correct answer is 2 only.
Statement 1: The province of Assam was not created in 1911. Assam was reconstituted as a Chief Commissioner’s Province in 1912 after the annulment of the Partition of Bengal. It was separated from Bengal as a Chief Commissioner’s Province much earlier, in 1874.
Statement 2: Eleven districts comprising Assam were indeed separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874. This statement is correct.
The administrative history of Assam saw several changes. It was part of the Bengal Presidency under British rule. In 1874, it was separated and made a Chief Commissioner’s Province. In 1905, it was merged with Eastern Bengal following the Partition of Bengal. In 1912, the Partition was annulled, and Assam was again made a Chief Commissioner’s Province, and later a Governor’s Province in 1921.
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