Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the Last Viceroy of India ?

  1. Lord Hasting

  2. Lord Birkenhead

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. Lord Mountbatten
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Explanation

Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India from March 1947 to August 1947, when India gained independence. After independence, he became the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India until June 1948. Lord Cornwallis (earlier), Lord Hastings (earlier), and Lord Birkenhead (1920s) were all colonial officials but not the last Viceroy.

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