Partition of India | MCQs

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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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The Punjab Boundary Commission Award (known as the Radcliffe. Award)

In addition to Gurdaspur's Muslim majority tehsils, Radcliffe also gave the Muslim majority tehsils of:

Ajnala (Amritsar District),

Zira,

Firozpur (in Firozpur District),

Nakodar

Jullander (in Jullander District) to India instead of Pakistan

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 At the time of the 1947 Partition, it was proposed that Pakistan would receive 36% of the total military assets (equipment, supplies, etc.) from British India

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At the time of the partition of British India, Pakistan inherited approximately 3.7% of the industrial enterprises.

Specifically, Pakistan received 34 out of the 921 industrial units present in the subcontinent. 

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Field Marshal Auchinleck was entrusted with the job of dividing the British Indian Army in 1947 during the partition of India and Pakistan.

He was responsible for overseeing the distribution of military assets between the two new nations.

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The Radcliffe Commission was headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe. 

This commission was responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan in 1947.

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Rail transport in Pakistan began in 1855 during the British Raj

Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan.

Headquarter in Lahore.

it owns 7,791 kilometres of track across Pakistan,.

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The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal to be divided according to 3rd June Plan

This Plan also known as the Mountbatten Plan or Partition Plan 

It was the last plan for independence.