alleryIndia tested its first nuclear weapon in 1974 near which place in Rajasthan?
APokhran
BKota
CAjmer
DUdaipur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pokhran
1. In 1974 India tested its first nuclear weapon in the desert of Rajasthan.
2. The site was near Pokhran.
3. The 1998 tests were later called Pokhran-II.
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