CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
In the Gurdaspur-Shakargarh sector, the Award specified that the controlling boundary was generally the:
A. Changing river channel
B. Existing tehsil boundary
C. Railway track
D. Canal bank
Correct Answer: B
The text emphasized the tehsil boundaries rather than the actual river course.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
The Punjab boundary followed the Ujh River to its junction with the:
A. Beas
B. Ravi
C. Sutlej
D. Indus
Correct Answer: B
The schedule carried the line from the Ujh to its junction with the Ravi.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
The northern Punjab boundary began near the point where which river entered Punjab from Kashmir?
A. Jhelum
B. Ujh
C. Chenab
D. Sutlej
Correct Answer: B
The written schedule began at the west branch of the Ujh River entering Punjab from Kashmir.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Which three Gurdaspur tehsils were awarded to India?
A. Gurdaspur, Batala and Pathankot
B. Shakargarh, Batala and Narowal
C. Pathankot, Narowal and Ajnala
D. Gurdaspur, Shakargarh and Kasur
Correct Answer: A
India received Gurdaspur, Batala and Pathankot; Pakistan received Shakargarh.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Which Gurdaspur tehsil was awarded to Pakistan?
A. Pathankot
B. Batala
C. Gurdaspur
D. Shakargarh
Correct Answer: D
Shakargarh, west of the Ravi-related boundary, became part of Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Gurdaspur district contained how many main tehsils at partition?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Correct Answer: C
The district comprised Gurdaspur, Batala, Pathankot and Shakargarh tehsils.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Amritsar was ultimately awarded to:
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. A neutral zone
D. Kashmir
Correct Answer: B
Amritsar remained in East Punjab, India.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Lahore city was ultimately awarded to:
A. East Punjab/India
B. West Punjab/Pakistan
C. A neutral federal zone
D. The princely state of Patiala
Correct Answer: B
Lahore became the capital and principal city of West Punjab in Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Which two major Punjab cities created a stubborn geographical and political problem?
A. Multan and Rawalpindi
B. Lahore and Amritsar
C. Delhi and Agra
D. Peshawar and Quetta
Correct Answer: B
Claims concerning Lahore and Amritsar were central to the contested boundary.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
The most intensely disputed Punjab zone lay broadly between:
A. Indus and Jhelum
B. Beas-Sutlej and Ravi
C. Chenab and Indus
D. Yamuna and Ganges
Correct Answer: B
Radcliffe described the truly debatable ground as the area between the Beas-Sutlej system and the Ravi.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Justice Muhammad Munir later became associated with Pakistan's:
A. Supreme judicial history
B. Naval command
C. Foreign trade service
D. Railway engineering
Correct Answer: A
Muhammad Munir was a Punjab Commission member and later became a leading Pakistani judge.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Justice Teja Singh was a member of the:
A. Bengal Boundary Commission
B. Punjab Boundary Commission
C. Sylhet Referendum Commission
D. Partition Council only
Correct Answer: B
Teja Singh served on the Punjab Commission.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Which pair were the non-Muslim members of the Punjab Boundary Commission?
A. Din Muhammad and Muhammad Munir
B. Mehr Chand Mahajan and Teja Singh
C. S. A. Rahman and Akram
D. Mukherjee and Munir
Correct Answer: B
Justices Mehr Chand Mahajan and Teja Singh represented the non-Muslim side.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Which pair were Muslim members of the Punjab Boundary Commission?
A. Din Muhammad and Muhammad Munir
B. Mahajan and Teja Singh
C. Biswas and Mukherjee
D. Akram and C. C. Biswas
Correct Answer: A
Justices Din Muhammad and Muhammad Munir were the two Muslim members.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
After the Punjab public hearings, the Commission met for discussions at:
A. Calcutta
B. Karachi
C. Simla
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: C
The Punjab Commission adjourned to Simla, where Radcliffe joined the members for discussion.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
The Punjab public sittings ran from:
A. 1–10 July 1947
B. 21–31 July 1947
C. 1–12 August 1947
D. 15–25 June 1947
Correct Answer: B
The public hearings in Lahore extended from 21 to 31 July, excluding Sunday 27 July.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
The Punjab Boundary Commission held its public sittings in:
A. Delhi
B. Lahore
C. Simla
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: B
Punjab hearings were conducted in Lahore.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
Radcliffe did not personally attend all public sittings mainly because:
A. He was ill throughout July
B. Punjab and Bengal proceedings occurred simultaneously
C. He remained in London
D. The parties refused to meet him
Correct Answer: B
As chairman of both commissions, he studied the daily records while hearings proceeded simultaneously.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
In the event of a conflict between the written schedule and the attached map, which was to prevail?
A. The map
B. The written description
C. The census table
D. The Governor-General's speech
Correct Answer: B
Both principal reports stated that the written boundary description would prevail over the illustrative map.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Partition - Radcliffe Award (1947)
A major source of disagreement among the commissioners was the meaning and weight of:
A. Dominion status
B. Other factors
C. Adult franchise
D. Separate electorates
Correct Answer: B
Members differed over how communications, irrigation and strategic considerations should modify majority claims.