Explanation:

Option A: Hastings encouraged the foundation of vernacular schools by missionaries and others.
Option B: In 1817, the Hindu College was established at Calcutta by the public for the teaching of English and western science. Hastings was the Patron of this college.
Option C: He encouraged the freedom of the Press and abolished the censorship introduced in1799. The Bengali Weekly, Samachar Darpan was started in 1818 by Marshman, a Serampore missionary.
Learning: The Governor-Generalship of Lord Hastings witnessed not only territorial expansion but also the progress of administration.He approved the Ryotwari system of land revenue introduced in the Madras Presidency by Sir Thomas Munroe.In the sphere of judiciary, the Cornwallis Code was improved. The Police system of Bengal was extended to other regions.