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  • Question
  • Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into __________ , which is a fissile material.


  • Options
  • A. thorium-233
  • B. uranium-235
  • C. uranium-233
  • D. plutonium-239

  • Correct Answer
  • uranium-233 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. Which of the following undergoes fission reaction easily?

    • Options
    • A. U-235
    • B. U-238
    • C. Th-232
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Percentage of heavy water in ordinary water is around

    • Options
    • A. 0.015
    • B. 7.54
    • C. 0.71
    • D. 32.97
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following factors is the most important in the site selection for a nuclear power plant?

    • Options
    • A. Absence of earthquake prone zone in nearby areas.
    • B. Abundant availability of water.
    • C. Remotely located from residential areas.
    • D. Proximity to fuel source.
    • Discuss
    • 4. When the difference between mass number and atomic number of atoms of two or more elements are same, the atoms are termed as

    • Options
    • A. isomers
    • B. isotopes
    • C. isobars
    • D. isotones
    • Discuss
    • 5. Heavy water has maximum density at __________ °C.

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 11.6
    • C. 0
    • D. 18.6
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is not used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?

    • Options
    • A. Molten sodium
    • B. Light water
    • C. Beryllium
    • D. Boron hydride
    • Discuss
    • 7. Radioactive decay of a material involves a __________ order reaction.

    • Options
    • A. third
    • B. second
    • C. first
    • D. zero
    • Discuss
    • 8. The critical mass of a fissionable material can be reduced by

    • Options
    • A. heating it.
    • B. cooling it.
    • C. surrounding it by neutron reflecting material.
    • D. surrounding it by neutron absorbing material.
    • Discuss
    • 9. In the gaseous diffusion process of uranium enrichment, the natural uranium is converted into gaseous

    • Options
    • A. uranium oxide
    • B. uranium hexaflouride
    • C. uranium carbide
    • D. uranium sulphate
    • Discuss
    • 10. Uranium percentage in monazite sand is about

    • Options
    • A. 0.01
    • B. 0.25
    • C. 1.2
    • D. 7
    • Discuss


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