Multiple choice

Which of the following facts about Pokharan II is/are true?

  1. Shakti was the code name for the nuclear devices detonated during Pokharan II.
  2. Three nuclear devices were detonated between 11th and 13th May, 1998.
  3. These nuclear tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states.

  1. Both (1) and (2)

  2. Both (2) and (3)

  3. Both (1) and (3)

  4. All of the three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pokhran-II refers to peaceful test explosions of five nuclear devices, three on 11th May and two on 13th 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 18th May 1974, India exploded its first nuclear device in an operation code named Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I). After about a quarter century, on 11thMay 1998, Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) was carried out. Shakti was the code name for the nuclear devices that were detonated.

Keep practicing — related questions