First Governor-General of Independent India
The question asks to identify the first Governor-General of independent India.
Identifying the First Governor-General
Following India's independence on August 15, 1947, the role of Governor-General was established. This position initially acted as the representative of the British Crown.
- Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of British India and subsequently became the first Governor-General of the independent Dominion of India. He held this office from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948.
- C. Rajagopalachari later became the first *Indian* Governor-General, succeeding Mountbatten.
- B.R. Ambedkar was instrumental in drafting the Indian Constitution but did not serve as Governor-General.
- Sardar Patel was a key leader in the independence movement and the integration of princely states but was not the Governor-General.
Therefore, Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor-General of independent India.
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1) In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company's total expenditure.
2) Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.
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