Q. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps
(d) Lawrence
Ans: (b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation:
The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer and chairman of the Boundary Commission. In 1947, during the partition of British India, Radcliffe was tasked with drawing the borders between the newly created nations of India and Pakistan. His plan resulted in the division of the Punjab and Bengal provinces along religious lines, leading to large-scale migration and violence. The boundary line he drew came to be known as the Radcliffe Line.
