पुढीलपैकी कोणती संस्था महाराष्ट्रात कार्यरत नव्हती ?

The correct answer is Option D (Portuguese Missionary Society).

Key Points:
• Historical operations of Christian Missionary bodies in 19th-century Maharashtra:
• American Marathi Mission: Founded in 1813 in Bombay and Ahmednagar (Gordon Hall, Samuel Nott); started modern schools and printed the journal *Dnyanodaya* (1842).
• Scottish Missionary Society: Active in Bombay and Konkan (Bankot, Harna) from the 1820s; led by famous missionary Rev. John Wilson who founded Wilson College.
• London Missionary Society: Operated early stations in western India and Surat/Bombay regions.
• The Portuguese Missionary Society as a structured society did not operate in 19th-century British Maharashtra (Portuguese missionary work was restricted centuries earlier to Goa and Vasai/Salsette under the Padroado system).
• Correct option is (4).
• Key Takeaway: American Marathi Mission, Scottish Mission, and LMS operated in Maharashtra, while Portuguese Missionary Society did not.