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Consider the following statements about 'National Technology Day'-

1. National Technology Day is observed every year on May 11.

2. On this day in 1974, India tested its first every atomic bomb in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

3. The name of the atomic bomb tested by India in 1974 was Smiling Buddha.

Which of the given above statement (s) is/ are correct?

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Second option is correct.

The National Technology Day (NTD) is celebrated every year in India on May 11. On this day in 1998, India successfully tested its nuclear bombs in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The tests were conducted under the leadership of Former President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who was then DRDO Chief, and Dr R Chidambaran, then Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

A team of more than 100 scientists, technicians and soldiers were involved in the successfully conducted tests. The Smiling Buddha Test was conduced on 18th May and not 11th May.