Multiple choice

Who was the first Governor General of free India?

  1. Lord Wavell

  2. Lord Willington

  3. Lord Mountbatten

  4. Lord Irwin
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Explanation

Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of British India and became the first Governor-General of independent India after the transfer of power on August 15, 1947. He held this position until June 1948 when C. Rajagopalachari took over. Lord Wavell was the Viceroy before Mountbatten, while Lord Willington and Lord Irwin held office in the 1930s and early 1930s respectively.

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