Which of the following statement is true?
Statement 01: Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China in December 1988 provided the impetus for an improvement in India–China relations.
Statement 02: China and India were involved in a border conflict in 1952 over competing territorial claims principally in Arunachal Pradesh and in the Aksai Chin region of Ladakh.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4 - Only Statement 01 is true
Given statements:
Statement 01: Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China in December 1988 provided the impetus for an improvement in India–China relations. (CORRECT)
Statement 02: China and India were involved in a border conflict in 1952 over competing territorial claims principally in Arunachal Pradesh and in the Aksai Chin region of Ladakh. (INCORRECT)
Correction: China and India were involved in a border conflict in 1962 over competing territorial claims principally in Arunachal Pradesh and in the Aksai Chin region of Ladakh.