_______ हे पुणे सार्वजनिक सभेचे संस्थापक सदस्य नव्हते.

This question was cancelled (#) in the official MPSC final answer key.

Key Points:
• Historical Context & Reason for Cancellation:
• Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was formally established on 2 April 1870 (Gudi Padwa) by Ganesh Vasudev Joshi (Sarvajanik Kaka), S.H. Chiplunkar, S.H. Sathe, and others, with active guidance from Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade (who joined Pune as a subordinate judge in 1871 and was its intellectual mentor).
• Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was born in 1856 and was merely a student in Karad/Pune in 1870, so he was definitely not a founder member.
• However, Justice M.G. Ranade was in government service and officially guided from behind the scenes rather than being listed as an original signatory/founding member on paper in 1870, leading to ambiguity regarding whether M.G. Ranade or G.G. Agarkar was intended as non-founder.
• Owing to multiple representations and ambiguities over formal founding membership records, MPSC declared the question cancelled.
• Key Takeaway: Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded on 2 April 1870; the question was cancelled by MPSC due to ambiguity in founder member definitions.