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Correct Answer: D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, serving from August 15, 1947, until his death on December 15, 1950. Often called the Iron Man of India, he played a fundamental role in the nation's early years by successfully integrating over 560 princely states into the Indian Union. In addition to being the first to hold this extra-constitutional post, he simultaneously served as the country's first Minister of Home Affairs. Other notable figures like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and B.R. Ambedkar were also members of the first cabinet, serving as the Ministers of Education and Law, respectively, while Sardar Baldev Singh was the first Defence Minister.

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