Multiple choice

How many conutries exploded an atomic bomb before India?

  1. 7

  2. 3

  3. 6

  4. 5

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Five countries had conducted nuclear tests before India's first test in 1974 (Operation Smiling Buddha): United States (1945), Soviet Union (1949), United Kingdom (1952), France (1960), and China (1964). This makes India the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb. The answer '5' correctly counts the predecessor nations.