Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan?

  1. Sir Cyril Radcliffe

  2. Sir Mortimer Durand

  3. Sir Henry McMohan

  4. Lord Mountbatten
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Explanation

Sir Cyril Radcliffe headed the Boundary Commissions in 1947 that drew the Radcliffe Line separating India and Pakistan. The border was named after him. Durand (B) created the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and McMahon (C) defined the India-China border.

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