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Person Cyril Radcliffe
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 1 years (2025–2025)
Across exams
CSE · 1CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CDS2025
Who among the following was responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan during the partition in 1947 ?
- A Cyril Radcliffe ✓
- B Mortimer Durand
- C Henry McMahon
- D Arthur Belfour
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
The India-Pakistan boundary line has reference to
- A McMohan Line
- B Radcliffe Line ✓
- C Durand Line
- D Maginot Line
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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