Consider the tenures of the Chief Justices of India and their tenures and choose the correct pairs:

A. Harilal J. Kania (1950-1951)
B. M. Patanjali Shastri (1951-1954)
C. Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha (1959-1964)
D. K. Subba Rao (1970-1974)
E. M. Hidayatullah (1975-1978)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

Let's analyze the tenures of the Chief Justices of India listed:

A. Harilal J. Kania: He was the first Chief Justice of India, serving from 26 January 1950 to 6 November 1951. The given tenure (1950-1951) is correct.

B. M. Patanjali Shastri: He was the second Chief Justice of India, serving from 7 November 1951 to 3 January 1954. The given tenure (1951-1954) is correct.

C. Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha: He was the sixth Chief Justice of India, serving from 1 October 1959 to 31 January 1964. The given tenure (1959-1964) is correct.

D. K. Subba Rao: He served as the ninth Chief Justice of India from 30 June 1966 to 11 April 1967. The given tenure (1970-1974) is incorrect. The Chief Justice during that period was S. M. Sikri (1971-1973), A. N. Ray (1973-1977).

E. M. Hidayatullah: He was the eleventh Chief Justice of India, serving from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970. The given tenure (1975-1978) is incorrect. The Chief Justice during that period was A. N. Ray (1973-1977) and M. H. Beg (1977-1978).

Based on this analysis, the correct pairs are A, B, and C.