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  • Question
  • Which one is radioactive in nature?


  • Options
  • A. Helium
  • B. Deuterium
  • C. Heavy hydrogen
  • D. Tritium

  • Correct Answer
  • Tritium 


  • More questions

    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. For the gaseous phase reaction, N2 + O2⇌2NO, ?H = + 80 kJ/kg. mole; the decomposition of NO is favoured by

    • Options
    • A. increasing the concentration of N2.
    • B. decrease in temperature.
    • C. increase in pressure.
    • D. decrease in pressure.
    • Discuss
    • 4. A balance sheet for a chemical plant shows its financial condition at any given date. It does not contain the __________ of the plant.

    • Options
    • A. current asset
    • B. current liability
    • C. long term debt
    • D. profit
    • Discuss
    • 5. Continuous measurement of moisture in paper is done by

    • Options
    • A. sling psychrometer.
    • B. hair-hygrometer.
    • C. weighing.
    • D. high resistance Wheatstone's bridge circuit.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) located at Trombay (near Bombay) has

    • Options
    • A. five operating research reactors (namely Apsara, Cirus Zerelina, Purnima and Dhurva).
    • B. a 420 MW nuclear power plant.
    • C. a very large capacity (100 tons/yr) heavy water plant.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 7. Scaling of furnace stock is reduced by __________ in flue gas.

    • Options
    • A. CO
    • B. H2
    • C. high CO/CO2
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick out the wrong statement:

    • Options
    • A. Clausius-Clapeyron equation relates the latent heat of vaporisation to the slope of the vapor pressure curve.
    • B. At the boiling point of liquid at the prevailing total pressure, saturated absolute humidity is infinite.
    • C. Percentage saturation and relative saturation are numerically equal for an unsaturated vapor gas mixture.
    • D. Clapeyron equation is given by,; where, P = vapor pressure, T = absolute temperature, ? = latent heat of vaporisation, VG and VL = volumes of gas and liquid respectively.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Rivetting provides a permanent fastening method.
    • B. The joint made by overlapping of one plate over the other, and then rivetting the two plates together with two rows of rivets is called 'double rivetted butt joint'.
    • C. Shank diameter of the rivets should be less than the size of the hole drilled in the plate for rivetting.
    • D. The efficiency of a rivetted joint is the ratio of the strength of the rivetted joint to the strength of the solid plate.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Avogadro's number is equal to

    • Options
    • A. 6.023 x 1023 molecules/kg.mole.
    • B. 6.023 x 1023 molecules/gm.mole.
    • C. 6.023 x 1016 molecules/kg.mole.
    • D. 6.023 x 1026 molecules/gm.mole.
    • Discuss


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