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| Q. |
India became independent during the viceroyalty of - |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Wellesley |
| C. | Wavell |
| D. | Mountbatten |
| Answer» D. Mountbatten | |
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Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India who presided over the independence of both India and Pakistan. He was the first Governor-General of the independent Dominion of India (1947-48), from which the modern Republic of India was to emerge in 1950. |
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