Multiple choice

First Governor General of India, after independence was?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Lord Mountbatten

  4. Rajendra Prasad
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India and became the first Governor-General of independent India from August 15, 1947 to June 21, 1948. He oversaw the transition of power and partition. C. Rajagopalachari became the last Governor-General (and first Indian) in 1948. Nehru was the first Prime Minister, and Rajendra Prasad was the first President.

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