UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 48
Recently, India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation:
India and Russia signed an action plan to prioritise cooperation in nuclear energy, including joint projects and advanced reactor technologies, in October 2018.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): India cooperates with Japan on nuclear matters, but the named action plan was not with Japan.
B (Correct): Russia was the counterparty to the 2018 nuclear-cooperation action plan.
C (Incorrect): The UK has other civil nuclear engagements with India, not this agreement.
D (Incorrect): The US–India civil nuclear arrangement is distinct from this named action plan.