The first Atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on

(A) August 6, 1945
(B) August 9, 1945
(C) August 9, 1946
(D) August 6, 1942

Correct Answer : August 6, 1945
Question Asked : SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam 2014
Explanation : A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It was followed by a plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man) on the city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The twin bombings led to Japan’s surrender in the Second War.
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