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This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Power Plant knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The first underground nuclear test was conducted by India at _____________ |
A. | Pokhran |
B. | Kalpakkam |
C. | Jaisalmer |
D. | Narora |
Answer» B. Kalpakkam | |
2. |
Fuel for a nuclear reactor (thermal) is _____________ |
A. | Uranium |
B. | Plutonium |
C. | Radium |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Plutonium | |
3. |
Enrichment of uranium is done to increase the concentration of __________ in the natural uranium. |
A. | U-235 |
B. | U-233 |
C. | U-238 |
D. | PU-239 |
Answer» B. U-233 | |
4. |
Which is the most commonly used nuclear fuel in boiling water reactor? |
A. | enriched uranium |
B. | plutonium |
C. | natural uranium |
D. | monazite sand |
Answer» B. plutonium | |
5. |
Which is radioactive in nature? |
A. | Helium |
B. | Deuterium |
C. | Tritium |
D. | Heavy Hydrogen |
Answer» D. Heavy Hydrogen | |
6. |
The half-life period of a radioactive element depends on its __________ |
A. | temperature |
B. | pressure |
C. | amount |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
A fertile material is the one, that can be __________ |
A. | converted into fissile material on absorption of neutron |
B. | fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons |
C. | fissioned by slow (thermal) neutrons |
D. | fissioned by fast neutrons |
Answer» B. fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons | |
8. |
Emission of β-particles during radioactive decay of a substance is from __________ |
A. | nucleus |
B. | innermost shell |
C. | outermost shell |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. innermost shell | |
9. |
__________ moderator is used in a fast breeder reactor. |
A. | Heavy water |
B. | Graphite |
C. | No |
D. | Beryllium |
Answer» D. Beryllium | |
10. |
Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of __________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235. |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 6 |
Answer» D. 6 | |
11. |
THE_HALF-LIFE_PERIOD_OF_A_RADIOACTIVE_ELEMENT_DEPENDS_ON_ITS?$ |
A. | temperature |
B. | pressure |
C. | amount |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
The most commonly used nuclear fuel in boiling water reactor is$ |
A. | enriched uranium |
B. | plutonium |
C. | natural uranium |
D. | monazite sand |
Answer» B. plutonium | |
13. |
Which_is_radioactive_in_nature?$ |
A. | Helium |
B. | Deuterium |
C. | Tritium |
D. | Heavy Hydrogen |
Answer» D. Heavy Hydrogen | |
14. |
Enrichment_of_uranium_is_done_to_increase_the_concentration_of____________in_the_natural_uranium |
A. | U-235 |
B. | U-233 |
C. | U-238 |
D. | PU-239 |
Answer» B. U-233 | |
15. |
A fertile material is the one, which can b? |
A. | converted into fissile material on absorption of neutron |
B. | fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons |
C. | fissioned by slow (thermal) neutrons |
D. | fissioned by fast neutrons |
Answer» B. fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons | |
16. |
Emission of β-particles during radioactive decay of a substance is from$ |
A. | nucleus |
B. | innermost shell |
C. | outermost shell |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. innermost shell | |
17. |
Main source of __________ is monazite sand |
A. | Uranium |
B. | Polonium |
C. | Halfnium |
D. | Thorium |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
Nuclides having the same atomic number are termed as? |
A. | Isobars |
B. | Isotones |
C. | Isotopes |
D. | Isomers |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
The time required for half of the __________ of a radioactive isotope to decay is called its half-life. |
A. | neutron |
B. | electron |
C. | proton |
D. | nuclei |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
The atomic weight and atomic number of an element are A and Z respectively. What is the number of neutrons in the atom of that element? |
A. | Z |
B. | A |
C. | A+Z |
D. | A-Z |
Answer» E. | |