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      Question

      Smiling Buddha was the codename for which of the

      following operations in India?
      A India’s first successful nuclear bomb test in 1974 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B India’s peace-keeping mission on the western border of Pakistan in 1970 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C India’s launch of the first satellite into space Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D India’s counter insurgency operation against China in 1962 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Operation Smiling Buddha was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974. The bomb was detonated on the army base Pokhran Test Range, in Rajasthan, by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals.

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