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Question

Who is associated with the development of India's Atomic Bomb:

  1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  2. Homi Bhabha
  3. Raja Ramanna
  4. Kasturirangan

Answer:

Option C: Raja Ramanna

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Raja Ramanna”.

Raja Ramanna was the director of India's nuclear program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which culminated in Smiling Buddha, India's first successful nuclear weapon test on 18 May 1974.