Question

Which of the following places in Rajasthan, where India conducted its nuclear tests?
1. Jaipur
2. Udaipur
3. Pokhran
4. Kota

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Pokhran

The correct answer is Pokhran.

• India conducted its first successful test of a nuclear bomb on 18 May 1974 at Pokhran.
• The secret operation was called “Smiling Buddha” and the current MEA nomenclature for the exercise is Pokhran-I.
• The formal name of the device was “Peaceful Nuclear Explosive”, although the codename was “Smiling Buddha".
• 6 kg of plutonium was used. The neutron initiator, nicknamed ‘Flower’ was of the type polonium-beryllium.
• Pokhran-II was the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions that were conducted by India in May 1998 at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range.
• The tests were initiated on 11 May 1998, under the assigned code name Operation Shakti, with the detonation of one fusion and two fission bombs.
• May 11 is celebrated as National Technology Day. It marks the day on which India successfully test-fired its first nuclear bombs in 1998.