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The last British Viceroy in India was
Rajgopalachari
Ripon
Lord Mountbatten
Canning
None of the above
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India. He oversaw the transition of power and the partition of India in 1947.
Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India. He oversaw the transition of power and the partition of India in 1947.
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the legislation enacted by the British Parliament that effectively ended British rule and created the two sovereign dominions of India and Pakistan.
Lord Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy in March 1947 to expedite the transfer of power.
He is known for the Mountbatten Plan, also called the June 3rd Plan, which proposed the partition of India.
The British rule in India officially ended on August 15, 1947.
C. Rajagopalachari was the first and last Indian Governor-General of India, serving after Mountbatten.
Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India, appointed after the Government of India Act 1858 following the Revolt of 1857.
Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self-Government in India, serving as Viceroy from 1880 to 1884.
Option A is incorrect because Rajagopalachari was the first Indian to hold the post of Governor-General, not the last Viceroy.
C is correct тАФ Lord Mountbatten was the last British Viceroy and the first Governor-General of independent India.
Distinguish between the last Governor-General of Bengal (Lord William Bentinck), the first Viceroy (Lord Canning), and the last Viceroy (Lord Mountbatten) as these are frequently confused in chronological history questions.