The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in ______.
A
Jammu and Kashmir
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B
Rajasthan
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C
Maharashtra
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D
Karnataka
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Solution
The correct option is A Rajasthan
The first explosion of an atomic device was carried out in the state of Rajasthan. The code name of India’s first nuclear bomb test was 'Smiling Buddha'.
It was detonated on 18th may 1974 in the army base of Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.