पुढीळ विधानांचा विचार करा.
I. बाळशास्त्री जांभेकर हे पश्चिम हिंदुस्थानातील पहिले प्राध्यापक होते.
II. न्यायमूर्ती तेलंग हे मुंबई विद्यापीठाचे पहिले भारतीय कुलगुरु होते.
III. इ. स. 1915 मधील राष्ट्रीय सभेच्या मुंबई अधिवेशनात लो. टिळकांनी होमरूल चा प्रस्ताव मांडला होता.

The correct answer is Option D (Statement I and II correct, III incorrect).

Key Points:
• Statement Verification:
• Statement I is Correct: Balshastri Jambhekar (1812–1846), the father of Marathi journalism, was appointed as the Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Elphinstone College in 1834, making him the first Indian Professor in Western India.
• Statement II is Correct: Justice Kashinath Trimbak Telang was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Bombay University in 1892, becoming the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University.
• Statement III is Incorrect: At the 1915 Bombay Congress session (presided over by Lord Satyendra Prasanna Sinha), it was Annie Besant who vigorously pushed the Home Rule proposal, while Tilak established his Indian Home Rule League subsequently at Belgaum in April 1916.
• Hence, Statements I and II are correct, while III is incorrect.
• Key Takeaway: Jambhekar was the first professor in Western India, Telang was Mumbai University's first Indian VC; Annie Besant moved Home Rule in 1915.