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451.

Out of the followingplaces, a nuclear power plant is not located at

A. Talcher (Orissa)
B. Kaiga (Karnataka)
C. Rawatbhata (Rajsthan)
D. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
Answer» B. Kaiga (Karnataka)
452.

The amount of a radioactive material (having a half life of 100 years) remaining after 400 years will be __________ of its original weight.

A. 43497
B. 43556
C. 43678
D. 42370
Answer» E.
453.

Which of the following isotopes is not present in natural uranium ?

A. U-238
B. U-234
C. U-235
D. U-232
Answer» E.
454.

Energy produced in the nuclear fission is of the order of __________ MeV.

A. 20
B. 200
C. 1000
D. 2000
Answer» C. 1000
455.

The half life period of a radioactive element depends on its

A. temperature
B. pressure
C. amount
D. none of these
Answer» E.
456.

The second underground nuclear test was conducted by India at

A. Jaisalmer
B. Pokhran
C. Kalpakkan
D. Narora
Answer» C. Kalpakkan
457.

Positron is a/an

A. nucleus having two protons.
B. helium nucleus.
C. electron with positive charge.
D. nucleus with one proton and one neutron.
Answer» D. nucleus with one proton and one neutron.
458.

Which of the following may not need a control rod ?

A. Liquid metal cooled reactor.
B. Fast breeder reactor.
C. Candu reactor.
D. None of these.
Answer» E.
459.

Molten sodium is used as a coolant in a fast breeder reactor, because of its

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.
Answer» D. capability to increase the reaction rate in the core.
460.

Research reactors are normally meant for

A. producing high neutron flux 1012-1013 neutrons/cm2, sec and studying the effect of neutron bombardment on dif ferent materials.
B. accelerating the neutrons.
C. power generation.
D. none of these
Answer» B. accelerating the neutrons.
461.

Unit of radioactivity is

A. barn
B. Fermi
C. Angstrom
D. Curie
Answer» E.
462.

Heavy water (D2O) in a nuclear reactor serves as a

A. coolant
B. moderator
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neutron absorber
Answer» D. neutron absorber
463.

Ordinary water is not used as a moderator because, it

A. has a low absorption cross-section.
B. has a low scattering cross-section.
C. absorbs neutrons.
D. does not absorb neutrons.
Answer» D. does not absorb neutrons.
464.

Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is

A. plutonium
B. enriched uranium
C. natural uranium
D. thorium
Answer» C. natural uranium
465.

Fast breeder reactors are most usable in India, because of our largest __________ deposits.

A. thorium
B. plutonium
C. uranium
D. none of these
Answer» B. plutonium
466.

One 'amu' is equivalent to

A. 9.31 Mev
B. 931 eV
C. 931 MeV
D. 931 J
Answer» D. 931 J
467.

Final product of uranium extraction plant at Jadugoda (Bihar) is

A. uranium
B. uranium oxide
C. uranium carbide
D. magnesium diuranate
Answer» E.
468.

Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactor due to its high capture cross-section ?

A. H2
B. N2
C. He
D. CO2
Answer» B. N2
469.

Hydrogen has __________ isotopes.

A. no
B. one
C. two
D. three
Answer» E.
470.

An electron has a mass that is approximately __________ that of the proton.

A. 1836 (approximately)
B. 1/1836 (approximately)
C. 1
D. ‚àû
Answer» C. 1
471.

Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel ?

A. Uranium-238
B. Thorium-233
C. Plutonium-239
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
472.

Hydrogen bomb employs the nuclear fusion of

A. hydrogen
B. deuterium
C. tritium
D. helium
Answer» C. tritium
473.

The decay product of tritium (a beta emitter) is

A. lithium
B. helium
C. deuterium
D. hydrogen
Answer» C. deuterium
474.

Heavy water plant is not located at

A. Talcher
B. Tuticorin
C. Ramagundam
D. Kota
Answer» D. Kota
475.

Which of the following is not, a fertile material ?

A. Th-232
B. U-238
C. U-233
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
476.

The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of

A. electron capture
B. β-emission
C. α-emission
D. positron emission
Answer» C. Œ±-emission
477.

The first underground nuclear test was conducted by India at

A. Jaisalmer
B. Pokharan
C. Kalpakkam
D. Narora
Answer» C. Kalpakkam
478.

Which is the most commonly used molten metal for cooling of nuclear reactors ?

A. Calcium
B. Sodium
C. Mercury
D. Zinc
Answer» C. Mercury
479.

The atomic number of a radioactive element is not changed, when it emits __________ rays.

A. α
B. β
C. γ
D. α & β
Answer» D. Œ± & Œ≤
480.

Spent fuel from the nuclear thermal reactor contains

A. fission products
B. plutonium
C. unused fuel
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
Answer» E.
481.

The type of pump used for the recirculation of molten sodium coolant in liquid metal cooled reactor is a/an __________ pump.

A. electromagnetic
B. reciprocating
C. centrifugal
D. volute
Answer» B. reciprocating
482.

The mass number of an element is not changed, when it emits __________ radiations.

A. α & β
B. β & γ
C. γ & α
D. α, β, & γ
Answer» C. Œ≥ & Œ±
483.

Plutonium

A. is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor.
B. has much lower melting point (640°C ) compared to thorium (1690°C).
C. both (a) and (b).
D. neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b).
484.

Fast breeder reactors do not

A. use Th-232 as fissile fuel.
B. convert fertile material to fissile material.
C. use fast neutrons for fission.
D. use molten sodium as coolant.
Answer» B. convert fertile material to fissile material.
485.

Thermal neutrons which are used to cause the fission of U-235 have energy __________ eV.

A. < 0.025
B. > 1
C. 45658
D. > 200.
Answer» B. > 1
486.

Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration?

A. Geiger-Muller Counter
B. Cyclotron
C. Cold chamber
D. Mass spectrograph
Answer» B. Cyclotron