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Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan?

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Sir Cyril Radcliffe

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Mr Mortimer Durand

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Sir Henry McMohan

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Lord Mountbatten

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Solution

The correct option is A Sir Cyril Radcliffe
The Radcliffe line named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide Indian and Pakistani Territory. On 17 August 1947, the line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan.

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