On 18th May 1974 India exploded first nuclear devise under the code name of___________?
Correct answer: C. Operation Smiling Buddha
- A. Operation Blue Star Rakshak
- B. Operation Gibraltar
- C. Operation Smiling Buddha
- D. Operation India Big
Explanation
India’s first nuclear test was conducted at Pokhran on 18 May 1974 under the code name Operation Smiling Buddha. It made India the first country outside the five permanent UN Security Council powers to test a nuclear device.
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