Question

Panch Sheel agreement was announced by
1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel 
2. Mahatma Gandhi 
3. Rajendra Prasad
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jawaharlal Nehru

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

• The Panchsheel, or Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was first formally signed on April 29, 1954, between India and the Tibet region of China.
• The agreement was signed between the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and China's first Premier (Prime Minister) Chou En-Lai.
• The word Panchsheel is derived from historical Buddhist inscriptions, which are the five prohibitions that determine the behavior of Buddhist monks.
• The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence or The Panchsheel are:
  • Peaceful co-existence.
  • Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
  • Mutual non-interference.
  • Mutual non-aggression.
  • Equality and mutual benefit.