Choose the correct time line of the following events in South Asia since 1947.

(A) Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) gained independence

(B) Afghanistan joined the SAARC

(C) India and Pakistan signed the Shimla Agreement

(D) Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (C), (D), (B)

The correct answer is option (1) - (A), (C), (D), (B)

1948: (A) Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) gained independence
1972 July: (C) India and Pakistan signed the Shimla Agreement
1999 June-July: (D) Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan
2007: (B) Afghanistan joined the SAARC