Question

How do we know that India was keen on advancing its military might in the 1970s?

• A. India became a Nuclear Power.
• B. India signed several international peace treaties.
• C. India increased the size of its army five times.
• D. India went to war six times during this time.

Answer 1

The correct option is A India became a Nuclear Power.

India aimed at becoming one of the nuclear powers. She wanted to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes and researched on it. On 18 May 1974, India became the world's sixth nation to have tested a nuclear device.