Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

‘Operation Shakti’ 98 is the name:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: given to the nuclear test carried out a Pokharan in 98

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “given to the nuclear test carried out a Pokharan in 98”.
Operation Shakti 98 was the code name for the nuclear tests conducted by India in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

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