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The first underground nuclear test was conducted by India at
Options
A. Jaisalmer
B. Pokharan
C. Kalpakkam
D. Narora
Correct Answer
Pokharan
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. Heavy water used in the nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of neutrons is
Options
A. highly purified water.
B. a compound of oxygen and deuterium.
C. water having dissolved salts of heavy metals.
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: a compound of oxygen and deuterium.
2. Fast breeder reactors are most usable in India, because of our largest __________ deposits.
Options
A. thorium
B. plutonium
C. uranium
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: thorium
3. The half life period of a radiactive element is 100 days. After 400 days, one gm of the element will be reduced to __________ gm.
Options
A. 1/4
B. 1/8
C. 1/2
D. 1/16
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Correct Answer: 1/16
4. Pressure of CO
2
gas (which is a coolant) in the Calder-Hall nuclear reactor is __________ kgf/cm
2
.
Options
A. 0.2
B. 7
C. 35
D. 50
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Correct Answer: 7
5. Nucleus of tritium has __________ neutrons.
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
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Correct Answer: 2
6. Which of the following nuclear materials is fissile?
Options
A. Uranium-238
B. Thorium-232
C. Plutonium-239
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Plutonium-239
7. Pick out the wrong statement.
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A. The ratio of the density of the 'nucleus' to that of the 'atom' is 10
12
.
B. ?-particle is identical with a doubly charged helium ion.
C. The mass of deuterium atom is half that of helium atom.
D. Gamma rays are high energy electrons.
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Correct Answer: Gamma rays are high energy electrons.
8. Unit of radioactivity is
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A. barn
B. fermi
C. angstrom
D. curie
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Correct Answer: curie
9. Candu reactor is a __________ nuclcear reactor.
Options
A. natural uranium fuelled heavy water cooled & moderated
B. highly enriched uranium (85% U-235) fuelled
C. homogeneous
D. fast breeder
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Correct Answer: natural uranium fuelled heavy water cooled & moderated
10. The ratio of neutrons to protons of an element having a mass number and atomic number of 80 and 40 respectively is
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A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 2
D. 4
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Correct Answer: 1
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