Q. Who was the Viceroy when Attlee declared India’s Independence?
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Lord Cornwallis
Ans: (b) Lord Mountbatten
Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Lord Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy of India when Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, announced India’s independence. Lord Mountbatten played a significant role in the process leading up to India’s independence and oversaw the partition of India into two separate countries, India and Pakistan, in 1947.
