The correct option is C 1948 CE
After the First War of Independence in 1857 CE, the British gifted Surapura Palepattu to the Nizam of Hyderabad. The successors of Surapura lived under the administration of Nizam of Hyderabad. Surapura remained under Hyderabad until it was merged with the Indian Union on 17th September, 1948 CE.