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  • Question
  • "Critical mass" is the minimum mass of nuclear fissile material required for the


  • Options
  • A. sustainment of chain reaction.
  • B. power generation on commercial scale.
  • C. economic power generation.
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • sustainment of chain reaction. 


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    • 1. Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration?

    • Options
    • A. Geiger-Muller Counter
    • B. Cyclotron
    • C. Cold chamber
    • D. Mass spectrograph
    • Discuss
    • 2. The decay product of tritium (a beta emitter) is

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    • A. lithium
    • B. helium
    • C. deuterium
    • D. hydrogen
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which is the most commonly used molten metal for cooling of nuclear reactors?

    • Options
    • A. Calcium
    • B. Sodium
    • C. Mercury
    • D. Zinc
    • Discuss
    • 4. The largest stable nucleus is

    • Options
    • A. U-235
    • B. U-238
    • C. Pb-206
    • D. Bi-209
    • Discuss
    • 5. A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the

    • Options
    • 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
    • 6. A nuclear reactor can't be used for

    • Options
    • A. the production of radioisotopes.
    • B. supplying intense fields or beams of neutron for scientific experiments.
    • C. marine ship propulsion.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. A homogeneous reactor is the one, in which the

    • Options
    • A. fissile atoms are evenly distributed throughout the mass of nuclear reactor.
    • B. same substance (e.g. heavy water) is used as moderator & coolant.
    • C. the fuel and the moderator is mixed to form a homogeneous material.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 8. Hydrogen bomb employs the nuclear fusion of

    • Options
    • A. hydrogen
    • B. deuterium
    • C. tritium
    • D. helium
    • Discuss
    • 9. Hydrogen has __________ isotopes.

    • Options
    • A. no
    • B. one
    • C. two
    • D. three
    • Discuss
    • 10. Fast breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) is located at

    • Options
    • A. Kalpakkam (near Madras).
    • B. Kota (in Rajasthan).
    • C. BARC (Trombay).
    • D. Tarapur (in Maharashtra).
    • Discuss


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