Multiple choice general knowledge

The First Nuclear tests conducted by India on 18 May 1974 was code-named as which of the following?

  1. Operation Desert

  2. Operation VajraShakti

  3. The Smiling Buddha

  4. Operation Black Tornado
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Explanation

India's first nuclear test conducted on 18 May 1974 at Pokhran was code-named 'The Smiling Buddha.' It was supervised by Raja Ramanna and made India the sixth nation to conduct a nuclear test. The other options are incorrect: Operation Desert Storm was a Gulf War operation, Operation VajraShakti was India's 1998 nuclear tests, and Operation Black Tornado was the 2008 Mumbai attacks operation.

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