Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?

Dr Rajendra Prasad

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Lord Pethick Lawrence

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Lord Mountbatten

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The correct option is D Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord Wavell as the viceroy of India in 1947. He was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India. India and Pakistan were partitioned under the plan prepared by him known as the June 3 or Mountbatten Plan.

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