Who was the last Governor of Odisha before Independence?
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Correct AnswerKailash Nath Katju
Incorrect AnswerBhim Sen Sachar
Incorrect AnswerP. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi KCSI, CIE, OBE, ICS was an Indian administrator and civil servant who served as the first Indian governor of the state of Punjab (then East Punjab) after Independence in 1947. He subsequently served as the first Governor of Andhra Pradesh from its creation in 1953 until 1957.
Following the end of the war, and with the end of the British Raj imminent, Trivedi was appointed as the first Indian and last British-appointed Governor of Odisha in late 1945. He formally succeeded to the governorship in April 1946, serving until 14 August 1947, the day before India's independence from Britain. On the same day, he was appointed the first Indian governor of the new Indian province of East Punjab (part of which is now Haryana).
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