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British histories of India began with the first Governor-General:

ALord Dalhousie
BWarren Hastings
CLord Cornwallis
DLord Wellesley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Warren Hastings
1. Each Governor-General got a chapter. 2. Warren Hastings was the first. 3. The histories ended with Mountbatten. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 1, How, When and Where._
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