Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II). (I) Bengal, according to the British, was too big to be efficiently administered by a single provincial government. (II) The British wanted to stop the rising tide of nationalism by partitioning Bengal.

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(II) contradicts (I). Explanation: The British used the excuse of administrative difficulty (I) specifically as a strategic cover to implement the partition and achieve their true goal of crushing the nationalist movement (II).

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