बाळशास्त्री जांभेकरां बाबत खालील विधाने वाचा व योग्य पर्याय निवडा.
a. एल्फिस्टन महाविद्यालयातील ते पहिले भारतीय सहाय्यक प्राध्यापक होते.
b. 'नितीकथा' आणि 'सारसंग्रह' या साहित्यांचे त्यांनी लेखन केले.
c. न्या. नारायन चंदावरकर यांनी 'इंदुप्रकाश' तील एका लेखामध्ये त्यांनी त्यांचा 'राजकीय ऋषि' असा उल्लेख केला.
d. 1840 मध्ये ते 'रॉयल जिऑग्राफिकल सोसायटी ऑफ लंडन' चे सदस्य म्हणून निवडले गेले.

The correct answer is Option A (Statement a, b and c are correct while d is incorrect).

Key Points:
• Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar (1812–1846):
• Father of Marathi Journalism (started *Darpan* on 6 Jan 1832 and *Digdarshan* in 1840).
• Statement a is correct: Appointed as the first Indian Assistant Professor at Elphinstone College in Bombay (teaching Mathematics and Science alongside Harkness).
• Statement b is correct: Authored fundamental educational texts including *Nitikatha*, *Sarsangrah*, *Balvyakaran*, and *Hindusthancha Itihas*.
• Statement c is correct: Justice Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar praised him in an article in *Induprakash* as a 'Rajkiya Rhushi' (Political Sage / pioneer of awakening).
• Statement d is incorrect: (He was associated with the Bombay Geographical Society and Asiatic Society, not an elected 1840 member of Royal Geographical Society London as specified).
• Hence, statements a, b, and c are correct while d is incorrect.
• Key Takeaway: Balshastri Jambhekar was the 1st Indian Asst. Professor at Elphinstone, wrote Nitikatha, and was hailed as Rajkiya Rhushi; statement d is incorrect.