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UPSC 2014: The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
(a)solve the problem of minorities in India
(b)give effect to the Independence Bill
(c)delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(d)enquire into the riots in East Bengal
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
The Radcliffe Committee (Boundary Commission) was set up in July 1947 under Sir Cyril Radcliffe to draw the international boundaries between the soon-to-be independent dominions of India and Pakistan. Hence its task was ‘to delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan’; the other options relate to minority issues, the Independence Bill and riots, which were outside its mandate. ([vajiramandravi.com](https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/the-radcliffe-committee-was-appointed-to/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2014, GS Paper 1, as Question 15. It falls under Modern History > Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947).
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