A.
but also had the distinctive stint of serving as
the last Viceroy of India and
the first Governor-General of Independent India
correctly used not only.....but also..........and correct parallelism
(CORRECT)B. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and
only the first Governor-General of Independent India
this conveys illogical meaning saying that Mountbatten was only the first governor and nothing else
C. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first
one only Governor-General of Independent India
awkward construction and only modifying governer general creates the illogical meaning
D. he
also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India
not only.....but also is the correct idiom
E.
also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and
only the first Governor-General of Independent India
not only....but also is the correct idiom