Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET January 2025 Political Science
Which of the following pairs are not matched properly? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. First nuclear test by the USA: 1945
- 2. First nuclear test by the USSR: 1949
- 3. First nuclear test by France: 1965
- 4. First nuclear test by China: 1974
- 5. First nuclear test by India: 1974
A1 & 2 only
B2 & 5 only
C3 & 4 only ✓ Correct
D1 & 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 3 & 4 only — The pairs that are not matched properly are 3 and 4.
Explanation
★The pairs that are not matched properly are 3 and 4.
★France conducted its first nuclear test in 1960, not 1965, so statement 3 is wrong.
★China conducted its first nuclear test in 1964, not 1974, so statement 4 is wrong.
★The United States tested first in 1945, so statement 1 is correct.
★The Soviet Union tested first in 1949, so statement 2 is correct.
★India conducted its first test, Smiling Buddha, in 1974, so statement 5 is correct.
★So only the France and China dates are mismatched.
★The order of nuclear tests is a standard topic in arms-control history.
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