Correct Answer:
B. 1948
The Kashmir dispute emerged immediately after the partition of British India in 1947, leading to the first Indo-Pakistani War. Both India and Pakistan claim the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir. India formally brought the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations Security Council on January 1, 1948, under Article 35 of the UN Charter. India accused Pakistan of aiding tribal invaders in Jammu and Kashmir, initiating the UN's involvement and leading to resolutions calling for a ceasefire and a plebiscite, making 1948 the correct answer.
- 1947 was when the dispute originated with partition and conflict, but the formal complaint to the UN occurred the following year.
- 1949 saw a UN-brokered ceasefire already in effect and resolutions passed, but not the initial formal presentation.
- 1950 involved continued UN mediation efforts and implementation of resolutions, but not the first formal submission of the dispute.