Match List – I with List – II.

List – I (College)	List – II (Founder)
A. Poona College for Hindu Learning	I. Alexander Duff
B. Hindu College, Kolkata (Presidency College)	II. Rajaram Mohan Roy
C. Bishop College, Sibpur	III. Church of England
D. Scottish Missionary College, Kolkata	IV. M. Elphinstone

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I.

This means the correct matching is:

A. Poona College for Hindu Learning → II. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. Hindu College, Kolkata (Presidency College) → III. Church of England
C. Bishop College, Sibpur → IV. M. Elphinstone
D. Scottish Missionary College, Kolkata → I. Alexander Duff

Let us understand each match in detail:

A. Poona College for Hindu Learning → II. Rajaram Mohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneering social and educational reformer of 19th-century India. He was a strong advocate for the spread of modern and rational education. The Poona College for Hindu Learning is associated with his reformist vision of blending traditional Hindu learning with modern intellectual thought, reflecting his broader agenda of social upliftment through education.

B. Hindu College, Kolkata (Presidency College) → III. Church of England
Hindu College, Kolkata, which later became the famous Presidency College, had deep connections with the British missionary and ecclesiastical establishment in India. The Church of England played a significant role in shaping its institutional and educational character during the colonial period. This college was a landmark institution in the history of modern English-medium education in Bengal.

C. Bishop College, Sibpur → IV. M. Elphinstone
Mountstuart Elphinstone was a prominent British administrator and Governor of Bombay who was deeply interested in the promotion of education in India. Bishop's College, Sibpur (near Kolkata) is associated with his patronage and administrative support. Elphinstone is remembered for his contributions to educational development, and his name is also commemorated in Elphinstone College, Mumbai.

D. Scottish Missionary College, Kolkata → I. Alexander Duff
Alexander Duff was a Scottish missionary who arrived in India in 1830 and founded the institution that came to be known as the Scottish Missionary College (later called the General Assembly's Institution) in Kolkata. Duff was a groundbreaking figure in Indian educational history — he was the first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland and pioneered a model of higher English-medium education combined with Christian evangelism. His college was a crucial center of Western learning in 19th-century Bengal.

In summary, the correct pairing A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I accurately reflects the historical connections between these landmark educational institutions and their respective founders or principal patrons during the colonial era in India.