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1.Theefficiencyofanuclearpowerplantincomparsiontoaconventionalthermalpowerplantis
(a)same
(b)more
(c)less
(d)maybelessormotedependingonsize
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
2.Isotopesofsameelementshave
(a)sameatomicnumberanddifferentmasses
(b)samechemicalpropertiesbutdifferentatomicnumbers
(c)differentmassesanddifferentatomicnumbers
(d)differentchemicalpropertiesandsameatomicnumbers
(e)samechemicalpropertiesandsameatomicnumbers.
Ans:b
3.Atomicnumberofanelementintheperiodictablerepresentsthenumbersof
(a)protonsinthenucleus
(b)electronsinmenucleus
(c)neutronsinthenucleus
(d)electronsintheatom
(e)neutronsintheatom.
Ans:a
4.Themassnumberofasubstancerepresentsthesumoftotalnumberof
(a)protonsandneutronsinanatom
(b)protonsandelectronsinanatom
(c)neutronsandelectronsinanatom
(d)protonsandneutronsinanucleus
(e)protonsandelectronsinanucleus.
Ans:d
5.Whichisnotidenticalforanatomandanisotope
(a)massnumber
(b)atomicnumber
(c)chemicalproperties

(d)positioninperiodictable
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:a
6.Amongstthefollowing,thefissionablematerialsare
(a)U233andPu239
(b)U23iandPu233
(c)U235andPu235
(d)U238andPu239
(e)U243andPu235
Ans:a
6.Anuclearunitbecomingcriticalmeans
(a)itisgeneratingpowertoratedcapacity
(b)itiscapableofgeneratingmuchmorethanratedcapacity
(c)thereisdangerofnuclearspread
(d)chainreactionthatcausesautomaticsplittingofthefuelnucleihasbeenestablished
(e)itgeneratesnoheat.
Ans:d
7.Moderatorinnuclearplantsisusedto
(a)reducetemperature
(b)extractheatfromnuclearreaction
(c)controlthereaction
(d)causecollisionwiththefastmovingneutronstoreducetheirspeed
(e)moderatetheradioactivepollution.
Ans:d
8.Themostcommonlyusedmoderatorinnuclearplantsis
(a)heavywater
(b)concreteandbricks
(c)graphiteandconcrete
(d)deutrium
(e)graphite.
Ans:e
9.Thenuclearenergyismeasuredas
(a)MeV
(b)curie
(c)farads
(d)MW
(e)kWhr.

Ans:a
10.ThetotalenergyreleasedinfissionofUis
(a)5MeV
(b)10MeV
(c)199MeV
(d)168MeV
(e)11MeV.
Ans:c
11.Breederreactorhasaconversionratioof
(a)unity
(b)morethanunity
(c)lessthanunity
(d)zero
(e)infinity.
Ans:b
12.Boilingwaterreactoremploys
(a)boiler
(b)directcycleofcoolantsystem
(c)doublecircuitsystemofcoolantcycle
(d)multipasssystem
(e)singlecircuitsystem.
Ans:b
13.Fastbreederreactoruses
(a)boiler
(b)directcycleofcoolantsystem
(c)doublecircuitsystemofcoolantcycle
(d)multipasssystem
(e)singlecircuitsystem.
Ans:c
14.Onegramofuraniumwillproduceenergyequivalenttoapproximately
(a)1tonneofhighgradecoal
(b)4.5tonnesofhighgradecoal
(c)10tonnesofhighgradecoal
(d)100tonnesofhighgradecoal
(e)1000tonnesofhighgradecoal.
Ans:b

15.Whichofthefollowingnuclearreactordoesnotneedaheatexchangerforgenerationofsteam
(a)gascooled
(b)liquidmetalcooled
(c)pressurisedwater
(d)boilingwater
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
16.Thenumberofisotopesofhydrogenare
(a)1
(b)2
(c)U
(c)3
(e)0
Ans:c
17.Thecommonlyusedmaterialforshieldingis
(a)leadorconcrete
(b)leadandtin
(c)graphiteorcadmium
(d)thickgalvanisedsheets
(e)blackcarbonpapers.
Ans:a
18.Themaininterestofshieldinginnuclearreactorisprotectionagainst
(a)Xrays
(b)infraredrays
(c)a,P,andyrays
(d)neutronsandgammarays
(e)electrons.
Ans:d
19.Reflectorinnuclearplantsisusedto
(a)returntheneutronsbackintothecore
(b)shieldtheradioactivitycompletely
(c)checkpolllution
(d)conserveenergy
(e)isnotused.
Ans:a
20.Theenergyrequiredtobeappliedtoaradioactivenucleusfortheemissionofaneutronis
(a)1MeV

(b)2.4MeV
(c)4.3MeV
(d)7.8MeV
(e)20MeV.
Ans:d
21.Whichofthefollowingareferritematerials
(a)U233andPu239
(b)U
(c)U238andPu239
(d)U238andTh239
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
22.Ferritematerialis
(a)themostfissionablematerial
(b)thebasicfuelfornuclearpaints
(c)basicrawmaterialfornuclearplants
(d)thematerialwhichabsorbsneutronsandundergoesspontaneouschangesleadingtotheformationof
fissionablematerial
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
23.Enricheduraniumisoneinwhich
(a)%ageofU235hasbeenartificiallyincreased
(b)%ageofUhasbeenartificiallyincreased
(c)%ageofU234hasbeenartificiallyincreased
(d)extraenergyispumpedfromoutside
(e)allimpuritieshavebeenremoved.
Ans:a
24.Whichofthefollowingparticlesisthelightest
(a)nucleus
(b)electron
(c)proton
(d)meson
(e)neutron.
Ans:b
25.Whichofthefollowingistheheaviest
(a)neutron
(b)proton

(c)atom
(d)electron
(e)nucleus.
Ans:c
26.Infastbreederreactors
(a)anytypeofmoderatorcanbeused
(b)graphiteisusedasthemoderator
(c)heavywaterisusedasthemoderator
(d)moderatormayormaynotbeused
(e)moderatorisdispensedwith.
Ans:e
27.Innuclearfissioneachneutronthatcausesfissionreleases
(a)nonewneutron
(b)atleastonenewneutron
(c)onenewneutron
(d)morethanonenewneutrons
(e)manyfoldneutrons.
Ans:d
28.Thebreedinggainincaseofthermalbreederreactorascomparedtofastbreederreactoris
(a)same
(b)lower
(c)higher
(d)unity
(e)higher/lowerdependingonthesizeofreactor.
Ans:b
29.Gascooledreactorusesfollowingmaterialsasmoderator,andcoolant
(a)graphite,C02
(b)graphite,air
(c)heavywater,C02
(d)lead,H2
(e)concrete,N2.
Ans:a
30.AnuclearfissionproducesenergyoffollowingorderinMeV
(a)20
(b)200
(c)2000
(d)20,000

(e)2x105.
Ans:b
31.Theprocessbywhichaheavynucleusissplittedintotwolightnucleiisknownas
(a)splitting
(b)fission
(c)fusion
(d)disintegration
(e)chainreaction.
Ans:b
32.Anuclearfissionisinitiatedwhenthecriticalenergyascomparedtoneutronbindingenergyoftheatomsis
(a)same
(b)more
(c)less
(d)thereisnosuchcriterion
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
33.Thefastbreederreactorusesthefollowingmoderator
(a)demineralisedwater
(b)carbondioxide
(c)heavywater
(d)graphite
(e)nomoderatorisused.
Ans:e
34.ThefirstunclearpowerplantinIndiaislocatedat
(a)Kota
(b)Kalapakkam
(c)Tarapur
(d)Baraeilly
(e)Kerala.
Ans:c
35.ThenuclearpowerplantatTarapurhasthefollowingreactor
(a)fastbreeder
(b)pressurisedwater
(c)boilingwater
(d)sodiumgraphite
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

35.Boilingwaterreactorusesthefollowingasmoderator,coolantandworkingfluid
(a)ordinaryfluid
(b)heavywater
(c)moltenlead
(d)hydrogengas
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
36.Ideallytheneutronfluxinreactorshouldbe
(a)maximumincenterandzeroatside
(b)maximumatsideandzeroincenter
(c)uniformthroughout
(d)zerothroughout
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
37.Enricheduraniummaycontainfissionablecontentsoftheorderof
(a)199%
(b)125%
(c)150%
(d)175%
(e)190%.
Ans:a
38.U235willundergofissionby
(a)highenergy(fast)neutronsalone
(b)lowenergy(slow)neutronsalone
(c)eitherfastorslowneutrons
(d)mediumenergyneutrons
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
39.U238willundergofissionby
(a)highenergy(fast)neutronsalone
(b)lowenergy(slow)neutronsalone
(c)eitherfastorslowneutrons
(d)mediumenergyneutrons
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
40.Areactorcapableofconvertingaferritematerialintofissileisotopesiscalled

(a)regenerativereactor
(b)fastbreederreactor
(c)breederreactor
(d)boilingwaterreactor
(e)ferritereactor.
Ans:a
41.HydrogenispreferredasbettercoolantincomparisontoC02becauseformer
(a)islighter
(b)isinert
(c)hashighspecificheat
(d)isagoodconductor
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:c
42.Naturaluraniumismadeupof
(a)99.282%U238,0.712%U235,0.006%U234
(b)99.282%U235,0.712%U238,0.06%'U234
(c)99.282%U234,0.712%U238,0.006%U235
(d)99.282%U235,0.712%U234,0.006%U238
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
43.Theriskofradioactivehazardisgreatestintheturbinewithfollowingreactor
(a)pressurisedwater
(b)boilingwater
(c)gascooled
(d)liquidmetalcooled
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:b
44.Plutoniumisproduced
(a)asbasicrawmaterial
(b)byneutronirradiationofUz
(c)byneutronirradiationofthroium
(d)artificially
(e)inhighcapacityfurnace.
Ans:b
45.Electronvoltistheunitof
(a)atomicpower
(b)energy

(c)voltage
(d)radioactivity
(e)thereisnosuchunit.
Ans:b
46.Pickupthewrongstatement
(a)Inaheterogeneousorsolidfuelreactor,thefuelismixedinaregularpatternwithinmoderator.
(b)Sloworthermalneutronshaveenergyoftheorderor0.025eV
(c)Fastneutronshaveenergiesabove1000eV
(d)Fastreactorusesmoderator
(e)Mostseriousdrawbackinusingwaterascoolantinnuclearplantsisitshighvapourpressure.
Ans:d
47.Theunitofradioactivityis
(a)electronvolt
(b)electronampere
(c)curie
(d)MeV
(e)AMU.
Ans:c
48.PickupthewrongstatementFastbreederreactors
(a)operateatextremelyhighpowerdensities.
(b)areliquidmetalcooled
(c)producemorefuelthantheyconsume
(d)areunmoderated
(e)usewaterascoolant.
Ans:e
49.Uranium233isproduced
(a)asbasicrawmaterial
(b)byneutronirradiationofUz
(c)byneutronirradiationofthorium
(d)artificially
(e)inhighcapacityfurnaces.
Ans:c
50.Plutonium239isproduced
(a)asbasicrawmaterial
(b)byneutronirradiationofIT*
(c)byneutronirradiationofthorium
(d)artificially

(e)inhighcapacityfurnaces.
Ans:b
51.Whichofthefollowingtypeofpumpisusedinliquidmetalcooledreactorforcirculationofliquidmetal
(a)centrifugal
(b)axial
(c)reciprocation
(d)electromagnetic
(e)diaphragm.
Ans:d
52.Whichofthefollowingistheprimaryfuel
(a)Ulii
(b)U
(c)U238
(d)Pu:
(e)Pu
Ans:b
53.Whichofthefollowingissecondaryfuel
(a)Th232andU238
(b)U233andPu239
(c)U233andPu238
Ans:c
54.Apressurisedwaterreactoremployspressuriserforthefollowingapplication
(a)tomaintainconstantpressureinprimarycircuitundervaryingload
(b)toSupplyhighpressuresteam
(c)toincreasepressureofwaterinprimarycircut
(d)toprovidesubcooledwaterathighpressure
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:a
55.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasacoolantinnuclearplant
(a)lightorheavywater
(b)moltenlead
(c)carbondioxide
(d)freon
(e)carbontetrachloride.
Ans:a
56.Reactorsforpropulsionapplicationsuse

(a)naturaluranium
(b)moltenlead
(c)anyformofuranium
(d)thorium
(e)plutonium.
Ans:b
57.Thefunctionofcontrolrodsinnuclearplantsisto
(a)controltemperature
(b)controlreadioactivepollution
(c)controlabsorptionofneutron
(d)controlfuelconsumption
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
58.Breederreactorsemployliquidmetalcoolantbecauseit
(a)actsasgoodmoderator
(b)producesmaximumsteam
(c)transfersheatfromcoreatafastrate
(d)breedsneutrons
(e)increasesrateofreactionincore.
Ans:c
59.Intriggeringfission,whichtypeofneutronsaremoreeffective
(a)fast
(b)slow
(c)inbulk
(d)static
(e)activated.
Ans:b
60.Foreconomicaloperationofanuclearplant
(a)usedfuelshouldbereprocessed
(b)moderatorshouldbeused
(c)coolantshouldbeemployed
(d)controlrodsshouldbeused
(e)reflectorshouldbeused.
Ans:a
61.Thesizeofthereactorissaidtobecriticalwhen
(a)chainreactioncanbeinitiated
(b)itbecomesuncontrollable

(c)itexplodes
(d)itproducesnopower
(e)itproducestremendouspower.
Ans:a
62.Whenareactorbecomescritical,thentheproductionofneutronsis
(a)infinite
(b)zero
(c)exactlybalancedbythelossofneutronsthroughleakage
(d)initiated
(e)stopped.
Ans:c
63.Inthebreederreactorsthegenerationofnewfissionableatomis
(a)atthelowerratethantheconsumption
(b)atahigherratethantheconstuption
(c)atanequalrateoftheconsumption
(d)dependsonotherconsiderations
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b
64.Theenergyproducedbyathermalreactorofsamesizeasabreederreactoris
(a)almostsame
(b)slightlymore
(c)slightlyless
(d)muchless
(e)muchmore.
Ans:d
65.Reactorsdesignedforpropulsionapplicationsaredesignedfor
(a)naturaluranium
(b)enricheduranium
(c)pureuranium
(d)anytypeofuranium
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
66.Supertheatedsteamisgeneratedinfollowingreactor
(a)boilingwater
(b)gascooled
(c)pressurisedwater
(d)alloftheabove

(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
67.Solidfuelfornuclearreactionsmaybefabricatedintovarioussmallshapessuchas
(a)plates
(b)pallets
(c)pins
(d)anyoneoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
68.Whichofthefollowingismoreappropriateforamoderator.Onewhich
(a)doesnotabsorbneutrons
(b)absorbsneutrons
(c)acceleratesneutrons
(d)eatsupneutrons
(e)regeneratesneutrons.
Ans:a
69.Afissionchainreactioninuraniumcanbedevelopedby
(a)slowingdownfastneutronssothatUzfissioncontinuesbyslowmotionneutrons
(b)acceleratingfastneutrons
(c)absorbingallneutrons
(d)usingmoderator
(e)enrichingU235.
Ans:a
70.Intriggeringfission,thefollowingtypesofneutronsaredesirable
(a)fastmoving
(b)slowmoving
(c)criticalneutrons
(d)neutronsatrest
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
71.Effectivemoderatorsarethosematerialswhichcontain
(a)lightweightatoms
(b)heavyweightatoms
(c)criticalatoms
(d)zeroweightatoms
(e)thereisnosuchcriterion.
Ans:a

72.Inafissionprocess,maximum%ageofenergyisreleasedas
(a)kineticenergyofneutrons
(b)kineticenergyoffissionproducts
(c)instantaneousreleaseofgammarays
(d)gradualreadioactivedecayoffissionproducts
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
73.Thefollowingpresentseriousdifficultyindesigningreactorshield
(a)alphaparticles
(b)betaparticles
(c)thermalneutrons
(d)fastneutronsandgammarays
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
74.Innuclearfission
(a)theoriginalelementschangeintocompletelydifferentelements
(b)theelectronsoftheelementchange
(c)themoleculesrearrangethemselvestoformothermolecules
(d)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
75.Inordertohaveconstantclainreactiontoproduceaconstantrateofheatoutput,thevalueofratioofthe
numberofneutronsinonegenerationtothenumberofneutronsintheimmediatelyprecedinggenerationmust
be
(a)greaterthan1.0
(b)lessthan1.0
(c)equaltozero
(c)equalto1.0
(e)equaltoinfinity.
Ans:d
75.EachfissionofU235producesfollowingnumberoffastneutronsperfission
(a)1neutron
(b)1neutrons
(c)12neutrons
(d)2neutrons
(e)infinite.
Ans:d

76.Afastbreederreactorusesfollowingasfuel
(a)enricheduranium
(b)plutonium
(c)thorium
(d)U235
(e)natrualuranium.
Ans:d
77.Aboilingwaterreactorusesfollowingasfuel
(a)enricheduranium
(b)plutonium
(c)thorium
(d)U
(e)naturaluranium.
Ans:a
78.Afastbreederreactor
(a)usesgraphiterodsasmoderator
(b)haspowerfulmoderator
(c)hasnomoderator
(d)usesferritematerialasmoderator
(e)usespressurisedwaterasmoderator.
Ans:c
79.Artificialradioactiveisotopesfindapplicationin
(a)powergeneration
(b)nucleonicdevices
(c)nuclearfission
(d)nuclearfusion
(e)medicalfield.
Ans:e
80.Afastbreederreactoruses
(a)90%U235
(b)U238
(c)U235
(d)Pu239
(e)U239.
Ans:a
81.Halflifeofaradioactiveisotopecorrespondstothetimerequiredforhalfofthefollowingtodecay
(a)electrons

(b)protons
(c)neutrons
(d)nulceus
(e)atom.
Ans:e
82.Pressurisedwaterreactorisdesigned
(a)forboilingpiwaterinthecore
(b)touseliquidsodiummetalascoolant
(c)touseintermediatecoolant
(d)topreventthewatercoolantfromboilinginthecore
(e)toeliminatethecoolantloopofthepressurisedwater.
Ans:d
83.Thecoolantusedinboilingwaterreactoris
(a)Co2
(b)pressurisedwater
(c)mixtureofwaterandsteam
(d)liquidmetal
(e)mercury.
Ans:c
84.Inboilingwaterreactor,moderatoris
(a)coolantitself
(b)ferriterod
(c)graphiterod
(d)liquidsodiummetal
(e)blanketofthorium.
Ans:a
85.Themostpracticalfuelforathermonuclearreactor,bothfromeconocicalandnuclearconsiderationis
(a)plutonium
(b)uranium
(c)deuterium
(d)thorium
(e)lithium.
Ans:c
86.Theefficiencyofanuclearpowerplantincomparisontoconventionalandnuclearconsiderationis
(a)highercostofnuclearfuel
(b)highinitialcost
(c)highheatrejectionincondenser

(d)lowertemperatureandpressureconditions
(e)nuclearhazardrisk.
Ans:d
87.Thepresenceofreflectorinnuclearpowerplantsresultsin
(a)increasedproductionofneutrons
(b)completeabsorptionofneutrons
(c)controlledproductionofneutrons
(d)decreasedleakageofneutrons
(e)decreaseofspeedofneutrons.
Ans:d
88.Thefuelneeded,withreflectorinnuclearpowerplant,inordertogeneratesufficientneutronstosustaina
chainreaction,wouldbe
(a)more
(b)less
(c)same
(d)zero
(e)negative,i.e.fuelwouldbegenerated.
Ans:b