Question

When did India declare itself as atomic Power?
A ) 1995
B ) 1998
C ) 1999
D) 2000

Answer 1

Hint: Atomic Power which is mostly known by another name is nuclear power..this is the power that uses different heavy nuclear reactions that release huge amounts of nuclear energy for the generation of the heat.

Complete answer:
1995:The public of India supported all nuclear tests which genuinely led Prime Minister Narasimha Rao to decide and conduct more tests in 1995. Plans were stopped after American satellites picked up the signs of preparations for the nuclear testing.
1998:In the month of May 11, in the year 1998, India had resumed nuclear testing and declared atomic Power or nuclear power.
1999: There have been two nuclear accidents named as Tokai-mura at a nuclear facility at place Tōkai. The first accident occurred in the month of March 1997 which produced a huge explosion. At the Dōnen power plant, nuclear waste products were heated in an improper way, they caught on fire. Over 20 people died due to exposure to radiation. The second incident took place on 30 September 1999 at the JCO plant.
2000: In the worldwide In 2000, whole generated Nuclear electricity increased by 2447.53 to hrs. there is a worldwide cumulative operating experience by the civil nuclear power reactors at the end of 2000. and which exceeded 9800 reactor-years.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: India had 22 nuclear reactors in the operation of 7 nuclear power plants in the month of March 1998, with a total upgraded capacity of 6,780 MW. Nuclear power had produced a total of 35 TW.