Who was the Viceroy when Attlee declared India’s Independence?

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.