Correct Answer:
C. Nehru
The correct answer is Nehru. After the invasion of Kashmir by tribal militias supported by Pakistan in October 1947, India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru took the Kashmir issue to the United Nations Security Council in January 1948, seeking UN intervention to resolve the conflict.
- Jinnah is incorrect; as Governor-General of Pakistan, he was involved in the conflict but did not take the issue to the UN.
- Mountbatten is incorrect; as the last Viceroy and first Governor-General of independent India, he played a role in partition but not in taking the issue to the UN.
- Liaquat Ali Khan is incorrect; as Pakistan's first Prime Minister, he was involved in the conflict but Nehru initiated the UN appeal.