Which of the following statements are true for the Sino-India relationship?

(A) Independent India was amongst the first countries to recognise the Communist government established in China after the revolution of 1949.
(B) Panchsheel enunciates the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
(C) Panchsheel was signed by Prime Minister Nehru and Premier Zhou Enlai.
(D) Panchsheel was signed on 21st June 1952.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (C) only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only

(A) Independent India was amongst the first countries to recognise the Communist government established in China after the revolution of 1949. (Correct). After the Chinese revolution in 1949, India was one of the first countries to recognise the communist government. Nehru felt strongly for this neighbour that was coming out of the shadow of western domination and helped the new government in international fora. 
(B) Panchsheel enunciates the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. (Correct). The name "Panchsheel" itself is Sanskrit for "Five Principles." These principles are mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence.
(C) Panchsheel was signed by Prime Minister Nehru and Premier Zhou Enlai. (Correct). The joint enunciation of panchsheel, the Five principles of peaceful Coexistence, by the Indian prime Minister Nehru and the Chinese premier Zhou Enlai on 29 April 1954 was a step in the direction of stronger relationship between the two countries.
(D) Panchsheel was signed on 21st June 1952. (Incorrect). The Panchsheel Agreement was signed on April 29, 1954, in Beijing.