Answer:

(b) is correct.

I love to splinter, a double jump in a new suit. It sets trumps, shows at least game values and says something specific about the hand (shortage in the suit).

• However, I would not splinter with Hand A because I do not have game values (close, though). I’d settle for 3 ♠ - with my eight-loser hand. 
• And I don’t see the point of splintering with Hand C, because all I need to find out (for slam) is how many of the three missing aces (and ♠Q) partner holds, which I can do via Blackwood (preferably Roman Key Card Blackwood). Bid 4NT straight away with Hand C. 
• Which leaves Hand B as the correct answer, a classic splinter bid (and far better than 2♥, which does not say spades are trumps, does not show game values and does not say anything about the diamond shortage).

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