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What was the reason for the Joint RAW-CIA (Indo-US)ELINT(electronic intelligence )operation in Himalayas which took place in the grab of a mountaineering Expedition involving celebrated Indian climber M S Kohli along with operatives of Special Frontier Force and the CIA - most notably Jim Rhyne, a veteran STOL pilot?

  1. keep an eye on Chinese Arms deployment in Indo China border

  2. Keep an eye on Chinese nuclear weapons program

  3. To Keep a check on inter Border infiltration in POK

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The joint RAW-CIA operation in 1964-1965, codenamed a mountaineering expedition led by M.S. Kohli, was actually aimed at monitoring China's nuclear weapons program. After China's first nuclear test in 1964, India and the US wanted to place nuclear sensors on Nanda Devi peak. The operation involved Special Frontier Force operatives and CIA pilot Jim Rhyne. It was not about常规 border arms deployment or PoK infiltration.

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