Who was the Viceroy in India at the time

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Who was the Viceroy in India at the time of World War II?

Options:

Lord Irwin

Lord Mountbatten

Lord Willingdon

Lord Linlithgow

Correct Answer:

Lord Linlithgow

Explanation:

Viceroy Lord Linlithgo declared that India has joined the war on the side of the British.

World War 2 was fought from 1939-45.