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The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the State of
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- Jammu and Kashmir
- Nagaland
- Manipur
- Rajasthan
Correct Option: D
Smiling Buddha, formally designated as PokhranI, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan on 18 May, 1974. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
