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Who was the First Governor General of free India?
Question

Who was the First Governor General of free India?

A.

Lord Willingdon

B.

Lord Mountbatten

C.

Lord Wavel

D.

Lord Irwin

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Lord Mountbatten.
· Lord Mountbatten, also known as Louis Mountbatten, was the last Viceroy of British India and the first Governor-General of independent India. He served from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948.
· Mountbatten played a crucial role in the transition of India from a British colony to an independent nation and was instrumental in the partition process that led to the creation of India and Pakistan.
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Lord Willingdon
He served as the Viceroy of India from 1931 to 1936,and he brutally suppressed the Civil Disobedience Movement after the second Round Table Conference.
Lord Wavel
Archibald Wavell was the Viceroy of India before Lord Mountbatten, serving from 1943 to 1947.
Lord Irwin
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, known as Lord Irwin, served as Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931. Simon Commission came to India (1927) in his time period.

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