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- Question
Extraction of uranium from its ore is done using __________ methods.
Options- A. electrometallurgical
- B. pyrometallurgical
- C. chemical
- D. physical beneficiation
- Correct Answer
- chemical
- 1. Molten sodium is used as a coolant in a fast breeder reactor, because of its
Options- A. excellent moderating properties.
- B. neutron breeding capability.
- C. faster heat removal capability from the core.
- D. capability to increase the reaction rate in the core. Discuss
- 2. Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because
Options- A. it is difficult to control nuclear fusion reaction.
- B. the fuel required (i.e., deuterium & tritium) is scarce.
- C. it is difficult to initiate fusion reaction.
- D. quantity of fuel required for initiating fusion reaction is prohibitively high. Discuss
- 3. The number of neutrons in the nucleus of Uranium-233 (92U233) is
Options- A. 141
- B. 92
- C. 233
- D. 325 Discuss
- 4. Function of control rod in a nuclear reactor is to control
Options- A. temperature
- B. pressure
- C. fuel consumption
- D. absorption of neutrons Discuss
- 5. The main ore of thorium is
Options- A. pitchblende
- B. monazite sand
- C. limonite
- D. galena Discuss
- 6. Pick out the wrong statement.
Options- A. Atoms with same number of nucleons but different number of protons are called isobars.
- B. Atoms with same number of protons but different number of nucleons are called isoters.
- C. Out of ?, ?, and ?-rays, the one having maximum penetration power are ?-rays.
- D. The product formed by emission of ?-particle has mass number less by 4 units than the parent nuclide. Discuss
- 7. U-235 content in enriched uranium, that is normally used in power reactors (e.g., at Tarapur atomic power plant), is about __________ percent.
Options- A. 85
- B. 50
- C. 3
- D. 97 Discuss
- 8. Coolant present in the primary circuit of a pressurised water reactor is high pressure
Options- A. sub cooled water
- B. saturated water
- C. superheated steam
- D. saturated steam Discuss
- 9. Nuclear power reactor located at Tarapur is of __________ type.
Options- A. fast breeder
- B. pressurised water
- C. boiling water
- D. gas cooled Discuss
- 10. In the nuclear reaction, 93N239→ 94Pu239 +?; the missing particle is a/an
Options- A. electron
- B. proton
- C. neutron
- D. position Discuss
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Correct Answer: faster heat removal capability from the core.
Correct Answer: it is difficult to control nuclear fusion reaction.
Correct Answer: 141
Correct Answer: absorption of neutrons
Correct Answer: monazite sand
Correct Answer: Atoms with same number of protons but different number of nucleons are called isoters.
Correct Answer: 3
Correct Answer: saturated water
Correct Answer: boiling water
Correct Answer: electron
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