Multiple choice FIRST INDIAN GOVERNER GENERAL OF INDEPENDENT INDIA OR INDIAN UNION? LORD WILLIAM BENTIC LORD CANNING GANDHI JI C.RAJGOPALACHARI Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation C. Rajagopalachari, also known as Rajaji, was the first and only Indian to hold the office of Governor-General of India after independence. He succeeded Lord Mountbatten in 1948 and served until India became a republic in 1950.