1.

During a negative BETA decay 

a. an atomic electron is ejected
b. an electron which is already present within the nucleus is ejected
c. a neutron in the nucleus decays emitting an electron
d. a part of binding energy of nucleus is converted into an electron

2. A mass spectrometer maybe used to distinguished between

a. different elements
b. different isotopes

c. identical isotopes bearing different charge

d. all

3. X- rays have the energy of order of

a. 10eV
b. 106eV
v. infinity
d. zero

4. Which of the following are the electromagnetic waves

a. gamma rays
b. alpha rays
c. beat-minus rays
d. beat-plus rays

5. A particle left no tracks in a cloud chamber , did not register on a GEIGER MULLER
TUBE a failed to make a zinc sulphide screen glow. it was most likely
a. a proton
b. a neutron
c. an alpha particle
d. an electron

6. 1  micro curie=------------ becquerel

a. 3.7*1010
b. 3.7*107
c. 3.7*104
d. 106

7. As a sample of radioactive element decays , its half life

a. decreases
b. increases
c. remains the same
d. changes exponentially

8. One of four different atoms :A 2246 B 2446, C2346,D2044, the pair of isotones is

a. A and B
b. B and C
c. A and C
d. A and D

9. The beta disintegration of of a parent element produces a daughter element which in the
periodic table is
a. up by one step
b. down by one step
c. up by two steps
d. down by two steps

10. The unit of radioactive constant (lambda) of the disintegration element is

a. 5years
b. 7.5years
c. 20years
d. 40 years

11. What is the output state of an OR gate if the inputs are 0 and 1
a.0
b.1
c.2
d.3

12. What is the input state of an AND gate if the inputs are 0 and 1
a. 0
b. 1
c.3
d.2

13. A NOT gate has

a. two inputs and one output
b. one input and one output
c. one input and two outputs
d. none

14. An OR gate has

a. a. two inputs and one output
b. one input and one output
c. one input and two outputs
d . none

15. The output of a ------------- gate is only 1 when all of its inputs are 1
a. NOR
b. XOR
c. AND
d. NOT

16. NAND gate is equivalent to an AND gate plus a ----------gate put together
a. NOR
b.NOT
c. XOR
d. none

17. The energy of X-rays depends upon

a. accelerating voltage
b. heater current
c. anode current
d. heater voltage

18. The characteristics X rays have ----wavelength than white radiations

a. smaller
b. longer
c. multiply
d. no radiation

19. Bremsstahlung consist --------wavelength of radiation

a. singe
b. two
c. triple
d. multiple

20. CAT scan is

a. one dimensional image made by computer
b. two dimensional image made by computer
c. three dimensional image made by computer
d. both B and C

21. X- RAYS can be used to

a. detect submarine under sea water
b. detect flaws in welding and bone fractures
c. detect fault in electronic device
d. both B and C

22. A nucleus with Z=92 emits the following in a sequence a,a,a,a,a,b-,b-,a,b+,a.the Z of the
resulting nucleus is
a.74
b. 76
c. 78
d. 82 plutonium decays

23. Which rays contain positive charged particles

a. alpha rays
b. beta rays
c. gamma rays
d. X -rays

24. The particles or radiation emitted in the nuclear reaction

Xza--------> Yz+1a --------> Rz-1a-4-------> Rz-1a will be respectively
a. alpha,beta,gamma
b.beta,gamma,alpha
c. gamma,alpha,beta
d. beta,alpha,gamma

25. With half life of 24000 years . if plutonium is stored for 72000 years, the fraction of it
that remains is
a. 1/8
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/2

26. Exclusive -OR (XOR) logic gates can be constructed from what other logic gates?
a. OR gates only
b. AND gates and NOT gates
c. AND ,OR  and NOT gates
d. OR gates and NOT gates

27. What input values will cause AND logic gate to produce a high output
a. at least one input is high
b. at least one input is low
c.all inputs are high
d. all inputs are low

28. If the input to a NOT gate is A and the output is X, then

a. X=A
b.X=A-
c. x=o
d. none

29. Logically the output of a NOR gate would have the same BOOLEAN expression as a (n)
a. NAND gate immediately followed by an inverter
b. OR gate immediately followed by an inverter
c. AND gate immediately followed by an inverter
d. NOR immediately followed by an inverter

30. Which of the following gates has the exact inverse output of the OR gate for all possible
input combinations
a. NOR
b.NOT
c.NAND
d.AND

31. Which of the following is not a basic Boolean operation

a. OR
b.NOT
c. AND
d. NAND

32. The output of NAND gate is low if

a. all inputs are low
b. all inputs are high
c. any input is low
d. any input is high

33. The production of x-rays can be regarded as an inverse

a. electromagnetic effect
b. photoelectric effect
c. Compton effect
d. photon effect

34. In the production of X-rays , 99.4% will result in

a. kinetic energy
b. x-radiation
c. heat
d. none

35. Condition for the production of x-radiation includes

a. liberation of electrons from tungsten
b. acceleration of electrons by applying high voltage
c. focusing and stoppage of electrons in a given target
d. all of above

36 . Which of the following statement is wrong in the context of x-rays generate from a x-ray
tube
a. wavelength of characteristic x-rays decrease when the atomic number of target increases
b. cut-off wavelength of the continuous x-rays depend on the atomic number of the target
c. intensity of characteristic x-rays depends on the electrical power given to the X-ray tube
d. cut-off wavelength of the continuous x-rays depend on the energy of the electrons in the
x-ray tube

37. Laser can only be produced if an atom is in its

a. normal state
b. excited state
c. ionized state
d. all of above

38. If lamba-1 and lambda-2 are the wavelengths of characteristics x-rays and gamma rays
respectively , the n the relation between them is
a. lamda1=1/lmbda2
b. lambda1=lambda2
c.lambda1>lambda2
d.lambda1<lambda2

39. A radioactive element Xza emits an alpha particle and changes into

a. Yz-2a
b. Yza-4
c.  Yz-2a-4 
d. Yz+2a

40. The end product of the Th2390   is X82208.the number of alpha and beta particles emitted
are
a. 3,3
b. 6,4
c. 6,0
d. 4,6

41. Which of the following radiation has the least wavelength

a. beta rays
b. alpha rays
c. x-rays
d. gamma rays