INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The commission-appointed by Lord Mountbatten, the final viceroy of British India-consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress and four from the Muslim League and was chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

Detailed explanation-2: -In June 1947, Sir Cyril John Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was made the Chairman of two boundary commissions of Punjab and Bengal and given the task to draw up the new borders of India and Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Cyril Radcliffe. Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan, announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent census.