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Who was the first Governor-General of independent India after 15 August 1947?
- A. C. Rajagopalachari
- B. Lord Wavell
- C. Lord Mountbatten
- D. Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: (C) Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, continued as the first Governor-General of independent India until June 1948. C. Rajagopalachari succeeded him and was the only Indian Governor-General. Wavell was the previous Viceroy, and Rajendra Prasad became the first President in 1950.
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