To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) Compile and run without error - This option is incorrect because the code will not compile successfully due to a type casting error.
Option B) Compile time Exception - This option is incorrect because the code will not throw a compile-time exception.
Option C) Runtime Exception - This option is correct because the code will throw a runtime exception due to the incorrect type casting of the object 'b' to the subclass 'Sub'.
Option D) None of the above - This option is incorrect because option C is the correct answer.
The correct answer is C. This option is correct because the code will throw a runtime exception due to the incorrect type casting of the object 'b' to the subclass 'Sub'.