Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- At the time of partition of India, the Partition Council's Chairman was Sir Patrick Spens, the ex-Chief Justice of India.2. At about the same time, an Arbitral Tribunal was set up under the Presidentship of Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
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1 only
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2 only
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both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Both statements are incorrect. The Partition Council's Chairman was Lord Mountbatten, not Sir Patrick Spens. Sir Patrick Spens was actually involved in the Arbitral Tribunal set up to resolve disputes between India and Pakistan regarding division of assets, not the Partition Council. The Arbitral Tribunal was indeed set up under Sir Cyril Radcliffe's chairmanship, so statement 2 has some truth but misstates his role as President of an Arbitral Tribunal (he headed the Boundary Commission). Therefore, neither statement is fully correct.