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  • Question
  • 'Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but


  • Options
  • A. ordinary water.
  • B. mildly acidic (pH = 6) water.
  • C. mildly alkaline (pH = 8) water.
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • ordinary water. 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. Positron is a/an

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    • A. nucleus having two protons.
    • B. helium nucleus.
    • C. electron with positive charge.
    • D. nucleus with one proton and one neutron.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The atomic mass of an element is fractional, because

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    • A. of uncertainty principle.
    • B. it may have isobars.
    • C. it contains neutrons.
    • D. it may have isotopes.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 75% of a radioactive element decays in 6 hours. Its half life period is __________ hours.

    • Options
    • A. 3/4
    • B. 1/6
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 4. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.

    • Options
    • A. chemical
    • B. pyrometallurgical
    • C. physical beneficiation
    • D. electrometallurgical
    • Discuss
    • 5. A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a

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    • A. coolant.
    • B. working fluid in power turbine.
    • C. moderator.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A radioactive substance does not emit

    • Options
    • A. ?-ray
    • B. proton
    • C. position
    • D. ?-ray
    • Discuss
    • 7. Heavy water plant is not located at

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    • A. Kota and Baroda
    • B. Talcher (Orissa)
    • C. Tuticorin(Tamilnadu)
    • D. Korba
    • Discuss
    • 8. Fast breeder test reactor at Kalpakkam is designed for using

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    • A. thorium as a fertile material.
    • B. U-238 as a fertile material.
    • C. helium as a coolant.
    • D. uranium ore directly as a fuel.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Nuclear power generation capacity in India is

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    • A. 3000 MW.
    • B. 10000 MW.
    • C. more than hydroelectric power generation capacity.
    • D. more than thermal power generation capacity.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Unit of radioactivity is

    • Options
    • A. barn
    • B. Fermi
    • C. Angstrom
    • D. Curie
    • Discuss


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