Toluene when treated with $Br_2/Fe$ gives p-bromotoluene as the major product because $CH_3$ group

Question

$\begin{array}{1 1}(a)\;\text{deactivates the ring}\\(b)\;\text{is meta directing}\\(c)\;\text{activates the ring by hyperconjugation}\\(d)\;\text{is para directing and activates the ring by hyperconjugation}\end{array}$