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India conducted its nuclear tests in _____________.

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  1. Jammu

  2. Pokharan

  3. Kashi

  4. Ludhiana

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India conducted its nuclear tests in Pokharan. Pokharan is located in Jaisalmer district of Indian state of Rajasthan. The first nuclear test was conducted on 18 May 1974 in Pokharan.

The term 'Arms race' refers to _____________________.

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  1. The competition between the three divisions of military forces

  2. The competition between the military strength of India and Pakistan

  3. The competition in the production of nuclear arms

  4. Use of space technology for military purposes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War. During this period, in addition to the American and Soviet nuclear stockpiles, other countries developed nuclear weapons, though none engaged in warhead production on nearly the same scale as the two superpowers.

The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in ______.

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  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The first explosion of an atomic device was carried out in the state of Rajasthan. The code name of India’s first nuclear bomb test was 'Smiling Buddha'.
  • It was detonated on 18th may 1974 in the army base of Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.

Which one of the following is not related to disarmament?

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  1. SALT

  2. NPT

  3. CTBT

  4. NATO

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

NATO stands for The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. It was established in the year 1949. It's headquarter is located in Brussels, Belgium. Unlike NPT, SALT, and CTBT, NATO is not related to disarmament. Its main purpose is to safeguard the freedom and securities of its member countries.

The disarmament is aimed at firstly to destruction of all nuclear weapons that threaten world peace and secondly to divert these funds (used for making these weapons) to ____________.

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  1. Fight against disease and poverty

  2. End discrimination

  3. Create more wealth

  4. Provide human rights

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The aim of disarmament is:-

1. Elimination and abolition of nuclear weapons.
2. Abolition of other threats of mass destruction.
3. Channelise the funds which are used for making the weapons in poverty eradication and eliminating diseases.
4. Empower people to engage actively to work for a nuclear-free and peaceful future.

How many people were killed in Hiroshima bomb blast?

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  1. 140000 people

  2. more than 200000

  3. no one was killed

  4. full country was killed

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Radiation Effects Research Foundation  gives a range of 90,000-140,000 1945 deaths at Hiroshima out of a population of 310,000. The Hiroshima Peace Site website gives a figure of 140,000 deaths by December 1945, out of a population of 350,000.

What are the three pillars of the NPT?

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  1. Disarmament, nonproliferation, and peaceful uses of nuclear technology

  2. Nuclear-weapon-free zones, nuclear power, and regional stability

  3. Strategic bombers, ICBMs, and SLBMs

  4. Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT has three pillars :  

  1. Nuclear Disarmament: Includes disarmament and dismantling military nuclear programs.
  2. Non-proliferation: Non nuclear weapon states agree to avoid developing nuclear technology while NWS agree not to spread the technology.
  3. Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Technology : Using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and not for war and its nuances. 

The atomic bomb used in Nagasaki was in the year __________.

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  1. 1940

  2. 1942

  3. 1945

  4. 1950

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Three days after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9 – a 21-kiloton plutonium device known as Fat Man. On the day of the bombing, an estimated 263,000 were in Nagasaki, including 240,000 Japanese residents, 9,000 Japanese soldiers, and 400 prisoners of war. Prior to August 9, Nagasaki had been the target of small scale bombing by the United States.

Testing and piling of nuclear weapons leads to __________.

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  1. Depletion of resources

  2. Degradation of environment

  3. Harmful effect on human health

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The effects of testing and piling of nuclear weapons are as follows:-

1. The radioactive elements present in the nuclear weapon causes immense pollution in the environment. It increases the radiation levels in the groundwater and degrades the aquatic life.
2. The radioactive isotopes which are released in the large amount during nuclear test cause thyroid cancer.
3. The places where a nuclear test is carried out become unfit for living as well as for the vegetation.
4. Nuclear test leads to depletion of natural resources like land, water, forests, fauna, and flora.

Which of the following would India NOT need to do in order to become a party to the NPT? 

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  1. accept comprehensive IAEA safeguards

  2. eliminate its nuclear arsenal

  3. join the treaty as a NNWS

  4. join the Nuclear Suppliers Group

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In order to become a party to the NPT, India would need to join the treaty as a Non Nuclear Weapon State for which it would have to eliminate its nuclear arsenal. The NPT only recognises five countries as NWS. It would also have to accept IAEA safeguards. 

However, there is no pre-requisite to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group in order to become a party to the NPT.