India Exam Junction
10. The British jurist who was Chairman of Boundary Commission that decided India- Pakistan border in Punjab was :
Mountbatten
Winston Churchill
Cyril Radcliffe
Clement Atlee
Correct Answer :
Cyril Radcliffe
Solution
Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was appointed as the Chairman of the Boundary Commission in 1947 to demarcate the boundaries between India and Pakistan in Punjab and Bengal.