पुढील विधानात कोणत्या समाज सुधारकाचा उल्लेख केला आहे ?
a. 18 जानेवारी 1842 रोजी त्यांचा जन्म झाला.
b. 1856 पर्यन्त त्यांनी कोल्हापूर येथे शिक्षण घेतले.
c. 1856 मध्ये ते मुंबईत आले व एलफिन्स्टन इंस्टीट्यूट मध्ये प्रवेश घेतला.
d. 1864 मध्ये एम.ए.ची परीक्षा आणि 1866 मध्ये एल एल. बी. ची परीक्षा पास झाल्यावर त्यांनी वेगवेगळ्या पदांवर सरकारची सेवा केली.

The correct answer is Option C (M. G. Ranade).

Key Points:
• Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842–1901):
• Birth & Early Education (a & b): Born on 18 January 1842 at Niphad (Nashik district). His early schooling took place in Kolhapur where his father Govindrao was in administrative service.
• Higher Education in Bombay (c & d): In 1856, he shifted to Bombay and joined Elphinstone College. He obtained his B.A. (1862), M.A. with honors (1864), and LL.B. with first class (1866).
• Distinguished Career & Reform Work:
• Served as a Professor of English and History at Elphinstone College, Oriental Translator, Sub-Judge in Pune, and was elevated to Judge of the Bombay High Court in 1893.
• Revered as the 'Mentor of Indian Nationalism', he spearheaded the Prarthana Samaj, Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, Indian National Social Conference (1887), and Industrial Association.
• Key Takeaway: Justice M. G. Ranade was born on 18 Jan 1842, studied at Kolhapur and Elphinstone College, and earned M.A. (1864) and LL.B. (1866).