The correct answer is (b), Govind Ballabh Pant.
Govind Ballabh Pant was an Indian independence activist and statesman who served as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1954 to 1956. He was also a member of the Indian National Congress and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Pant was born in a village in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in 1887. He studied law at the University of Allahabad and began his career as a lawyer in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). He was drawn into the independence movement in the early 1900s and became a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He was arrested several times for his participation in the independence movement and spent several years in jail.
After India’s independence in 1947, Pant was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India. He was also elected to the first Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) in 1952. In 1954, he was appointed as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He served in this position until his death in 1961.
Pant was a leading figure in the Indian independence movement and in the development of the Indian state. He was a strong advocate of secularism and democracy. He is also remembered for his work in the development of Uttar Pradesh.
Bhimsen Joshi (a) was a Hindustani classical vocalist. He was born in Karnataka in 1922 and died in 2011. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2008.
General B.C. Joshi (c) was a military officer. He was born in Uttarakhand in 1924 and died in 2005. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, for his bravery during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
H.N. Bahuguna (d) was a politician. He was born in Uttarakhand in 1922 and died in 2011. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1973 to 1975.