Multiple choice

Who was the Chairman of Boundary Commission to define the boundaries of the dominions under the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

  1. Lord Wavell

  2. Stafford Cripps

  3. Lord Mountbatten

  4. Cyril Radcliffe

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D Correct answer
Explanation

In order to determine exactly which territories to assign to each country, in June 1947, Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair two Boundary Commissions—one for Bengal and one for Punjab.