Boundary Commission | MCQs

Explanation

Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan, announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

and four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. 

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir,

dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.

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Explanation

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.

In order to determine exactly which territories to assign to each country, in June 1947.

Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair two boundary commissions.

Explanation

Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan.

Announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of:

• four members from the Indian National Congress
• four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the border separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line 

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Explanation

The Ferozepur district of Punjab, awarded to India by the 1947 Boundary Commission

The Ferozepur district had a Muslim majority; the Radcliffe Line awarded it to India.

This decision, along with the awarding of the Gurdaspur district to India