Question

The boundary line between India and Pakistan is named after _____.
a. Lord curzon
b. Lord canning
c. Cyril radcliffe
d. Stafford cripps

Answer 1

Hint:
- The boundary line between india and pakistan is known as radcliffe line
- It is named after the chairman of the Border Commissions.

Complete solution:
The boundary that divided India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line, was named after cyril radcliffe who was chairman of the border commissions. He was a lawyer from England who had no prior cartographic expertise or experience.

In June 1947, Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed Chairman of the two Border Commissions (one each for Bengal and Punjab).

There were 5 members of each commission-Sir Cyril, 2 members nominated by the Muslim League and 2 members nominated by the Congress Party.

Now lets see options :

a. Lord curzon : A British statesman who was India's viceroy (1898-1905) and minister of foreign affairs (1919-24).thus this is the wrong option.
b. Lord canning : He was the first viceroy of india thus this option is wrong too.
c. Cyril radcliffe : he was chairman of border commissions and boundary line was named after him thus this option is right.
d. Stafford Cripps : Cripps was a Moscow ambassador (1940-2) and a member of the War Cabinet and Minister of Aircraft Development from 1942 onwards (1942-5) thus this is the wrong option too.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
a. In Jammu & Kashmir, the Radcliffe line extends across the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border, splitting India and Pakistan into two separate nations. India was split into three halves by Radcliffe:
- Pakistan of the West
- Eastern Pakistan and The India

b. Sir Cyril was asked to complete the demarcation by 15 August, but only on the 17th was the final result released.