Who was responsible for drawing the boundary line between India and Pakistan in 1947?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Cyril Radcliffe
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
The Radcliffe Award was announced on which date?
A) 14th August 1947
B) 15th August 1947
C) 16th August 1947
D) 18th August 1947
Cyril Radcliffe was appointed as the chairman of which boundary commissions?
A) Punjab and Bengal Boundary Commissions
B) Sindh and Balochistan Boundary Commissions
C) North-West Frontier and Assam Boundary Commissions
D) Kashmir and Punjab Boundary Commissions
How many days did Radcliffe take to complete the boundary demarcation?
A) 30 days
B) 40 days
C) 50 days
D) 60 days
The division of assets between India and Pakistan was based on which ratio?
A) 10:1
B) 15:1
C) 17:1
D) 20:1
What was the total financial share allocated to Pakistan during partition?
A) 500 million Indian Rupees
B) 750 million Indian Rupees
C) 1 billion Indian Rupees
D) 1.5 billion Indian Rupees
How much money was initially given to Pakistan before the remaining amount was frozen?
A) 100 million Indian Rupees
B) 150 million Indian Rupees
C) 200 million Indian Rupees
D) 250 million Indian Rupees
Who intervened to ensure that Pakistan received the remaining 300 million Indian Rupees?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Sardar Patel
D) Lord Mountbatten
Which Indian leader was initially reluctant to release Pakistan’s financial share?
A) Sardar Patel
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Which city was awarded to India despite having a Muslim majority?
A) Amritsar
B) Gurdaspur
C) Lahore
D) Ferozepur
Which princely state was controversially included in India due to the Radcliffe Award?
A) Hyderabad
B) Junagadh
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Bahawalpur
What was the primary reason for communal violence after the Radcliffe Award?
A) Unclear demarcation of boundaries
B) Economic instability
C) Political disagreements
D) Lack of governance
Which river was used as a reference in the Radcliffe Award?
A) Ravi
B) Indus
C) Sutlej
D) Chenab
Which region was awarded to India but was strategically important for Pakistan?
A) Jalandhar
B) Ferozepur
C) Gurdaspur
D) All of the above
Which organization was responsible for implementing the division of military assets?
A) British Government
B) Indian National Congress
C) Joint Defence Council
D) United Nations
What percentage of military equipment was allocated to Pakistan?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%
Which key naval base was retained by India after partition?
A) Karachi Naval Base
B) Mumbai Naval Base
C) Visakhapatnam Naval Base
D) Cochin Naval Base
Which district was controversially awarded to India in the Radcliffe Award?
A) Murree
B) Batala
C) Sialkot
D) Mianwali
How many districts of Punjab were affected by the Radcliffe Award?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16
Which princely state refused to join either India or Pakistan initially?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bhopal
C) Jodhpur
D) Kalat
What was the primary reason for the delay in announcing the Radcliffe Award?
A) Administrative issues
B) Pressure from political leaders
C) To prevent migration before August 15
D) British indecisiveness
Which leader of Pakistan strongly protested against the Radcliffe Award?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Khawaja Nazimuddin
D) Sir Zafarullah Khan
Which part of Bengal was awarded to India under the Radcliffe Award?
A) Dhaka
B) Sylhet
C) Calcutta
D) Chittagong
How many total artillery pieces were allocated to Pakistan under the division of military assets?
A) 500
B) 700
C) 1000
D) 1200
Which border city saw some of the worst massacres during the partition?
A) Lahore
B) Delhi
C) Amritsar
D) Karachi
What role did the British play in the enforcement of the Radcliffe Award?
A) Neutral observers
B) Military enforcers
C) Advisors to Indian and Pakistani leaders
D) They left it to the local governments
Which Indian leader accepted the Radcliffe Award despite its flaws?
A) Sardar Patel
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) C. Rajagopalachari
What was the impact of the Radcliffe Award on Indo-Pakistan relations?
A) Strengthened diplomatic ties
B) Led to war and disputes
C) Encouraged trade agreements
D) Resolved the Kashmir issue
How did Radcliffe feel about the outcome of his work?
A) He was proud
B) He regretted his decisions
C) He wanted to redraw the map
D) He had no opinion
