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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. | |