It protested against the vernacular press Act of 1878. It published 'Amrita Bazar Patrika'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Let's examine each statement regarding the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (founded in 1867): 1. Mahadev Govind Ranade was the brain of the organisation: This is correct. M.G. Ranade, along with G.V. Joshi and S.H. Chiplunkar, was a key figure and guiding force behind the establishment and activities of the Sabha. 2. The Sabha awakened the people of their political rights: This is correct. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was one of the early political associations that worked towards educating the people about their rights and aspirations and acting as a liaison between the government and the public. 3. It protested against the vernacular press Act of 1878: This is correct. The Sabha, like other nationalist bodies of the time, protested against the repressive Vernacular Press Act passed by Lord Lytton. 4. It published 'Amrita Bazar Patrika': This statement is incorrect. Amrita Bazar Patrika was a newspaper founded in 1868 by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh in Jessore (now in Bangladesh), later moving to Calcutta. It was a prominent nationalist newspaper but was not published by the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.