Multiple choice

Consider the following facts about Pokharan II 1. Shakti was the code name for the nuclear devices detonated during Pokharan II.

  1. Three nuclear devices were detonated between 11th and 13th May, 1998.
  2. These nuclear tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states.

Which of the above are true?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
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Explanation

Pokhran-II refers to peaceful test explosions of five nuclear devices, three on 11 May and two on 13 May 1998, conducted by India at the Pokhran test range. These nuclear tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states. On 18 May 1974, India exploded its first nuclear device in an operation code named Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I). After about a quarter century, on 11 May 1998, Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) was carried out; Shakti was the codename for the nuclear devices that were detonated.

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