HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?
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Dr Rajendra Prasad
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Lord Pethick Lawrence
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Lord Mountbatten
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Mountbatten (1947-48) was the last viceroy of the British Indian Empire and the first Governor-General of independent India. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.
Detailed explanation-3: -As governor-general of India (August 1947–June 1948) he then helped persuade the Indian princes to merge their states into either India or Pakistan. He was created viscount in 1946 and earl in 1947.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Bentick was the first Governor-General of British India.
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