Issued in October 1905 by R.W. Carlyle, the Chief Secretary of the Bengal government, the circular threatened to withdraw grants, scholarships, and affiliation from educational institutions whose students participated in political activities, particularly the Swadeshi movement and protests against the Partition of Bengal.
What was the Carlyle Circular and when was it issued in colonial India?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement (Government repression and decline of the movement (Surat Split, 1907))
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Answer: D. A decree to prevent nationalist protests amongst students in educational institutions during the Partition of Bengal.
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