History • Modern IndiaEasy
The famous 'Radcliffe Award' of August 1947 was responsible for:
A. Determining the financial division of assets between India and Pakistan
B. Demarcating the international boundary lines between India and Pakistan (West and East)✓ Correct Answer
C. Formulating the transitional constitution for independent India
D. Deciding the accession terms for princely states
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Radcliffe Award refers to the demarcation of international boundaries for the partitioned provinces of Punjab and Bengal in British India, finalized by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in August 1947. Financial assets, transitional constitutions, and princely state accessions were managed by separate bodies and agreements rather than the boundary commission.
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