HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Wavell
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Lytton
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Linlithgow
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Cornwallis
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Detailed explanation-1: -As per the Cabinet Mission, the British Government was to quit India by June 1948. In March 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed as the Viceroy of India in place of Lord Wavell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. Lord Wavell was appointed the Viceroy of India in the year 1944. He was the second-last Viceroy of the country and was succeeded by Lord Mountbatten.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Prime Minister Winston Churchill replaced Wavell with General Sir Claude Auchinleck, who nevertheless praised his predecessor for his work.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lord Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy of India in March 1947 with a mandate to transfer power to India by June 1948. He had not served or worked in India before this point.