Correct Answer:
A. Cyril Radcliffe
The correct answer is Cyril Radcliffe. Sir Cyril Radcliffe was the head of the Punjab Boundary Commission at the time of the partition of India in 1947. He was a British lawyer who was appointed to draw the boundary lines between India and Pakistan. Radcliffe arrived in India on 8 July 1947 and submitted his award on 17 August 1947, which was published on 17 August 1947. Sir Stafford Cripps was a British politician who led the Cripps Mission in 1942, and Lord Pethick-Lawrence was the Secretary of State for India in 1946. Therefore, Cyril Radcliffe is the correct answer.