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  • Question
  • The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by


  • Options
  • A. Madam Curie
  • B. Bacquerrel
  • C. Roentgen
  • D. J.J. Thomson

  • Correct Answer
  • Bacquerrel 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. Heavy water plant is not located at

    • Options
    • A. Talcher
    • B. Tuticorin
    • C. Ramagundam
    • D. Kota
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the

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    • A. fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant.
    • B. coolant water boils in the core of the reactor.
    • C. coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core.
    • D. use of moderator is not required.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following isotopes is not present in natural uranium?

    • Options
    • A. U-238
    • B. U-234
    • C. U-235
    • D. U-232
    • Discuss
    • 4. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) engaged in the mining & concentration of uranium ore is located at

    • Options
    • A. Alwaye (in Kerala)
    • B. Jadugoda (in Jharkhand)
    • C. Kalpakkam (in Tamilnadu)
    • D. Gopalpur coast (in Orissa)
    • Discuss
    • 5. In nuclear reactions, __________ number is conserved.

    • Options
    • A. mass
    • B. atomic
    • C. both (a) & (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process?

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    • A. Kinetic energy of fission products
    • B. Radioactive decay of fission products
    • C. Instantaneous release of ?-rays
    • D. Kinetic energy of neutrons
    • Discuss
    • 7. Solar energy results from __________ reaction.

    • Options
    • A. fission
    • B. combustion
    • C. thermonuclear
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick out the correct statement.

    • Options
    • A. Positron is the antiparticle of electron.
    • B. In ?-decay, the ratio of neutron to proton decreases.
    • C. Ionising power of ?-rays is higher than that of ?-rays.
    • D. Speed of ?-rays is more than that of ?-rays.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick out the correct statement.

    • Options
    • A. Loss of electrons from neutral atoms produces negative ions.
    • B. The radius of nucleus & atomic size are of the order of 10-12 cm & 10-8 cm respectively.
    • C. Gain of electrons by neutral atoms form cations.
    • D. Proton to neutron ratio in a stable nucleus is 2 : 1.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The size of an atom is of the order of one

    • Options
    • A. °Angstrom
    • B. fermi
    • C. micron
    • D. mm
    • Discuss


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