Who was the first and last Indian Governor-General of free India?

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answered Mar 2, 2022 by PrashantPandey (238k points)
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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

The correct answer is Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.

He was the first and last Indian Governor-General of India after Independence( free India). Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was popularly known as Rajaji.
Rajaji was a member of the Indian National Congress during the pre-independence era and a loyal supporter of Mahatma Gandhi.
He was born on 10th December 1878 in Madras state of Tamil Nadu. He was the author of the book "Environmentalism: A Global History".
Rajaji was an active participant in the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. He became the editor of Gandhi's newspaper name "Young India".
He incumbent the Governor-General position till 26th January 1950. He also holds the Chief Minister position during his political career he became the Chief Minister of Madras in April 1952.

Lord Mountbatten was the last British Governor-General of India.
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Lord Curzon, was the main protagonist of the partition of Bengal in 1905.