Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I List II I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar A) Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music II. Venkatamahi B) Proponent of Carnatic music III. Shyama Shastri C) Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music IV. Amir Khusru D) Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’

The correct option is B because of the following matches: I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar was a legendary Hindustani classical musician who is credited with composing the tune for the national song Vande Mataram. II. Venkatamahi was a 17th century musicologist who developed the Melakarta system, which is the foundational scheme of Raga classification in South Indian music. III. Shyama Shastri is celebrated as one of the Trinity of Carnatic music, being a renowned composer and proponent of that tradition. IV. Amir Khusru is traditionally regarded as the father of the Khayal form of Hindustani classical music and is credited with introducing several Persian and Arabic elements into Indian music. Matching these facts leads to the sequence I-D, II-A, III-B, and IV-C.