Who among these headed the two boundary commissions established in 1947 to draw the international borders between India and Pakistan?
- ACyril Radcliffe
- BA.P. Moon
- CA.V. Alexander
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (a) Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation
On 30 June 1947, the Bengal Boundary Commission and the Punjab Boundary Commission were constituted. Cyril Radcliffe was appointed as the chairman of these commissions. On the basis of the Radcliffe Award Report, the partition boundaries of Punjab and Bengal were determined, which were later adopted as the India–Pakistan border (and in the Bengal sector, as the present India–Bangladesh border).