Tangent is drawn to ellipse $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{27}} + {y^2} = 1\,at\,(3\sqrt 3 \cos \theta ,\sin \theta )$  where $\theta \in (0, \pi /2)$ . Then the value of $\theta$ such that sum of intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum, is

  • A

    $\pi /3$

  • B

    $\pi /6$

  • C

    $\pi /8$

  • D

    $\pi /4$

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