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  • Ordinary water is not used as a moderator because, it


  • Options
  • A. has a low absorption cross-section.
  • B. has a low scattering cross-section.
  • C. absorbs neutrons.
  • D. does not absorb neutrons.

  • Correct Answer
  • absorbs neutrons. 


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    • 1. Final product of uranium extraction plant at Jadugoda (Bihar) is

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    • A. uranium
    • B. uranium oxide
    • C. uranium carbide
    • D. magnesium diuranate
    • Discuss
    • 2. The time taken for a radioactive element to reduce to 50% of its original weight is __________ years, if its half life period is 12 years.

    • Options
    • A. 24
    • B. 18
    • C. 6
    • D. 36
    • Discuss
    • 3. An electron has a mass that is approximately __________ that of the proton.

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    • A. 1836 (approximately)
    • B. 1/1836 (approximately)
    • C. 1
    • D. ?
    • Discuss
    • 4. The amount of a radioisotope remaining undecayed after a time equal to four times its half life, will be __________ percent.

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    • A. 3.125
    • B. 6.25
    • C. 12.50
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 5. Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by

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    • A. combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium.
    • B. fusion of atoms of uranium.
    • C. absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms.
    • D. fission of U-235 by neutrons.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the

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    • A. coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor.
    • B. coolant water, after being heated in the reactor core, generates steam in a boiler.
    • C. pressurised water is pumped into the core.
    • D. fuel and the coolant are thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous solution.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The largest stable nucleus is

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    • A. U-235
    • B. U-238
    • C. Pb-206
    • D. Bi-209
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which is the most commonly used molten metal for cooling of nuclear reactors?

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    • A. Calcium
    • B. Sodium
    • C. Mercury
    • D. Zinc
    • Discuss
    • 9. The decay product of tritium (a beta emitter) is

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    • A. lithium
    • B. helium
    • C. deuterium
    • D. hydrogen
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration?

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    • A. Geiger-Muller Counter
    • B. Cyclotron
    • C. Cold chamber
    • D. Mass spectrograph
    • Discuss


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