India conducted its first nuclear explosion at __________.
A
Apsara
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B
Pokharan
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C
Koyana
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D
Kalpakkam
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Solution
The correct option is B Pokharan
India conducted its first nuclear explosion at Pokharan.
Smiling Buddha (MEA designation: Pokhran-I) was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974. The bomb was detonated on the army base, Pokhran Test Range (PTR), in Rajasthan by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals.