Question

Who was the Viceroy of India when India got Independence on 15 august 1947?
1. Lord Mountbatten
2. Lord Wavell
3. Lord Kingsford
4. Warren Hastings

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Lord Mountbatten

The correct answer is Lord Mountbatten.

• Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India before Independence on 15^th August 1947.

• He was the first governor-general of independent India.
  • Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten or Lord Mountbatten was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman.
  • He was appointed Viceroy of India in March 1947.
  • He was the Governor-General of India until June 1948.

• Archibald Percival Wavell was a senior officer of the British Army.
  • He served as Commander-in-Chief, India, from July 1941 until June 1943.
  • He served as Viceroy of India until his retirement in February 1947.
• Warren Hastings was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal),
  • He was the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.
  • He is credited along with Robert Clive for laying the foundation of the British Empire in India.