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When was the first nuclear test performed in India?

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  1. 1970

  2. 1974

  3. 1976

  4. 1979

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India successfully performed her first nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan on 18th May 1974 in consonance with the policy of using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and for self-sufficiency.

When was the second nuclear test performed?

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  1. 11 May 1998

  2. 21 May 1998

  3. 16 May 1998

  4. 27 may 1998

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On 11th May 1998, India carried out its second nuclear test to prove its nuclear preparedness. Three test were done on this day. One of them was the Hydrogen Bomb.

What is NPCIL?

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  1. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd

  2. Nuclear Power Commission of India Ltd

  3. Nuclear Power Company of India Ltd

  4. National Power Corporation of India Ltd

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. was set up in 1987 to generate electricity from atomic energy. The objective of the company is to master and develop the technology to generate safe, cheap and environmentally profitable power and make the country self-sufficient.

Which type of railway engine were manufactured in Chittaranjan Locomotive works?

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  1. Steam Engine

  2. Electric Engine

  3. Diesel Engine

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A factory manufacturing railway engines, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works was set up at chittaranjan in Bardwan District in West Bengal. Steam engines, Electric engines and engines running on diesel were manufactured here.

When was the Telex service started?

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  1. 1960

  2. 1962

  3. 1963

  4. 1965

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Department of telecommunications under the ministry of Communications started the telex service in 1963 to transmit typed message from one part of the country to another rapidly.

The first atomic power station in India was started at:

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  1. Korba

  2. Kalpakkam

  3. Jharia

  4. Trombay

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The importance of nuclear energy to meet the long-term energy needs of the country was felt quite early 1954. The primary objective of India's nuclear energy programme is the development and use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes such as power generation, application in agriculture, medicine and industry. The first atomic power station in Trombay was started in the year 1956.