Multiple choice

Canada, which stopped nuclear technology and fuel sales to India after the Pokharan test in May 1974, reached an agreement to resume civilian nuclear cooperation with India recently. Which of the following was started with Canadian assistance in 1968?

  1. Narora Atomic Power Station

  2. Tarapur Atomic Power Station

  3. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station

  4. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

  5. Kaiga Atomic Power Station

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Explanation

The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) at Rawatbhata was built with Canadian assistance and began operations in 1968 as India's first nuclear power station with Canadian technology (CANDU-type reactors). After Pokhran-I in 1974, Canada ended nuclear cooperation with India. The 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal paved the way for Canada to resume civil nuclear cooperation. Narora (UP), Tarapur (Maharashtra), Kakrapar (Gujarat), and Kaiga (Karnataka) were built with other international assistance.