Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the first Governor General of free India?

  1. C Rajagopalachari

  2. Mountbatten

  3. Nehru

  4. Vallabhai Patel
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Explanation

Lord Mountbatten served as the first Governor-General of independent India from 1947 to 1948. He was appointed by the British government to oversee the transition of power after India's independence. C Rajagopalachari became the last Governor-General (and first Indian to hold the post) after Mountbatten left in 1948.

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