इ.स. 1818 नंतर महाराष्ट्रात माउंट स्टुअर्ट एल्फिन्स्टननी विविध भागामध्ये अधिकारी नियुक्त केले होते. ते भाग व अधिकारी यांच्या जोड्या जुळवा.
(a) खानदेश - (i) पॉर्टिंजर
(b) धारवाड - (ii) हेन्री रॉबर्टसन
(c) पुणे - (iii) थॅकरे
(d) अहमदनगर - (iv) कॅ. ब्रिग्ज

The correct answer is Option A ((a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)).

Key Points:
• Following the fall of the Peshwa rule in 1818, Mountstuart Elphinstone was appointed as the Sole Commissioner of the Deccan territory to establish civil administration.
• Administrative Appointments:
• Khandesh: Captain John Briggs was appointed as the Political Agent / Collector to stabilize the northern border and manage Bhil uprisings.
• Dharwad (Southern Maratha Country): St. John Thackeray was appointed as the Political Agent and Collector.
• Pune: Captain Henry D. Robertson was entrusted with the administrative settlement and revenue management of Pune as Collector and Magistrate.
• Ahmednagar: Captain Henry Pottinger was appointed as Collector to handle the district administration.
• Elphinstone maintained traditional administrative structures like Watandars while instituting British supervisory control.
• Key Takeaway: Post-1818 Deccan appointments: Khandesh-Briggs, Dharwad-Thackeray, Pune-Robertson, Ahmednagar-Pottinger.