British Raj – Viceroys of India [1858-1947]

16. Who was the Viceroy of India during the outbreak of World War II in 1939?
a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Lord Willingdon
c) Lord Irwin
d) Lord Wavell

17. The Quit India Movement, a mass civil disobedience movement, was launched in 1942 during the tenure of which Viceroy?
a) Lord Wavell
b) Lord Linlithgow
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Willingdon

18. Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India. Under his tenure, India gained independence and was partitioned. Who was the last British Governor-General of India?
a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Lord Wavell
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Irwin

19. The Indian Independence Act of 1947, which paved the way for India’s partition and independence, was enacted during the tenure of:
a) Lord Wavell
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Linlithgow
d) Lord Willingdon

20. Who was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India?
a) Lord Wavell
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Linlithgow
d) Lord Willingdon