2025 · Q85
Who among the following was responsible for demarcating the border between India and Pakistan during the partition in 1947?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ACyril Radcliffe
- BMortimer Durand
- CHenry McMahon
- DArthur Balfour
Explanation
Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the Boundary Commissions that demarcated the India–Pakistan border (the Radcliffe Line) in 1947. The Durand Line concerns the Afghanistan frontier, the McMahon Line the India–China (Tibet) boundary, and the Balfour Declaration (1917) related to Palestine. The boundary award was announced on 17 August 1947, two days after Independence.