The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to:

The correct answer is C. The Radcliffe Commission was one of the two Boundary Commissions set up under the Indian Independence Act, 1947, with Sir Cyril Radcliffe as chairman. Its task was to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal between India and Pakistan on the basis of contiguous majority areas, after taking into account other factors. Its award was announced on 17 August 1947, two days after Independence.

• A is wrong. Minority questions were handled by separate bodies and policies, not by a boundary commission.
• B is wrong. The Independence Bill was drafted and enacted by the British Parliament as the Indian Independence Act, 1947. Radcliffe had no role in giving it effect.
• D is wrong. Riots during Partition were dealt with through military and administrative measures, such as the Punjab Boundary Force. Enquiring into riots was not the Commission's mandate.

The core concept is the Partition process and how colonial-era legal instruments shaped the modern state. It links directly to Modern Indian History themes on Partition and to Mains questions on how hurried boundary-drawing contributed to migration and communal violence.

Trap: candidates confuse the Radcliffe Commission with a body handling Partition violence or with the constitutional process. Its only job was boundary demarcation.