Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

Question

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the year 1919.
(B) People were agitated over the arrest of Dr. Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal and assembled there.
(C) General O'Dyer fired at people who assembled in Jallianwala Bagh.
(D) Gandhiji Returned his knighthood in the protest.
(E) Sardar Hardayal killed General O'Dyer in London.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer 1

Step 1: Understand the question.
We need the first Governor-General of independent India.

Step 2: The setting.
After 15 August 1947 India was a Dominion until it became a Republic on 26 January 1950. During this time it had a Governor-General.

Step 3: Identify the person.
Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, became the first Governor-General of independent India and served until June 1948.

Step 4: Rule out others.
C. Rajagopalachari was the first Indian Governor-General, after Mountbatten. Warren Hastings was Governor-General of Bengal. Rajendra Prasad became the first President.

Step 5: Conclude.
The first Governor-General of independent India was Lord Mountbatten.

Answer: Lord Louis Mountbatten

List I (Viceroys of India)	List II (Known for the Events)
(A) Lord Canning	(I) The Vernacular Press Act
(B) Lord Lytton	(II) The Indian Universities Act
(C) Lord Ripon	(III) Revolt of 1857
(D) Lord Curzon	(IV) The founding father of local self governance in India

List I	List II
(A) Warren Hastings	(1) Father of civil services in India
(B) Lord Cornwallis	(II) Introduction of subsidiary Alliance
(C) Lord Wellesley	(III) Establishment of Ryotwari system
(D) Lord Hastings	(IV) Abolition of Dual Government

Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

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The Correct Option is B

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