Q. Who demarcated the line, which divides India and Pakistan?
(a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(b) Sir Mortimer Durand
(c) Sir Henry McMohan
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Ans: (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was appointed by the British government to head the Boundary Commission for the partition of India in 1947. He was tasked with drawing the Radcliffe Line, which would serve as the demarcation line between India and Pakistan. The line was intended to divide the territories of British India into separate Hindu-majority and Muslim-majority regions.
