{"id":2648,"date":"2025-05-05T22:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:37:26","slug":"q-the-radcliffe-committee-was-appointed-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-radcliffe-committee-was-appointed-to","title":{"rendered":"Q. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>solve the problem of minorities in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>give effect to the Independence Bill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enquire into the riots in East Bengal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6818e79ea8af2\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Radcliffe Committee was a commission\u00a0<strong>appointed by the British to draw the border between India and Pakistan after World War II.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The committee was\u00a0<strong>chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer.<\/strong>\u00a0The Radcliffe Line, named after\u00a0<strong>Sir Cyril Radcliffe<\/strong>, is the\u00a0<strong>border that separates India and Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outcome of the Radcliffe Commission:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Radcliffe Award divided\u00a0<strong>British India into two new countries, India and Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>western part of Punjab and the western part of Bengal were awarded to Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The eastern part of Punjab and the eastern part of Bengal were awarded to India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Radcliffe Award was controversial and led to\u00a0<strong>widespread violence and displacement of people.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Radcliffe-Line-1024x1009.png\" alt=\"Radcliffe Line\" class=\"wp-image-51726\" style=\"width:714px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC 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