Nuclear Power Plants

61. The first unclear power plant in India is located at

1. Kota
2. Kalapakkam
3. Tarapur
4. Baraeilly
5. Kerala.

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62. The following present serious difficulty in designing reactor shield

1. alpha particles
2. beta particles
3. thermal neutrons
4. fast neutrons and gamma rays
5. none of the above.

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63. The fuel needed, with reflector in nuclear power plant, in order to generate sufficient neutrons to sustain a chain reaction, would be

1. more
2. less
3. same
4. zero
5. negative, i.e. fuel would be generated.

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64. The function of control rods in nuclear plants is to

1. control temperature
2. control readioactive pollution
3. control absorption of neutron
4. control fuel consumption
5. none of the above.

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65. The main interest of shielding in nuclear reactor is protection against

1. X-rays
2. infra-red rays
3. a, P, and y rays
4. neutrons and gamma rays
5. electrons.

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66. The mass number of a substance represents the sum of total number of

1. protons and neutrons in an atom
2. protons and electrons in an atom
3. neutrons and electrons in an atom
4. protons and neutrons in a nucleus
5. protons and electrons in a nucleus.

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67. The most commonly used moderator in nuclear plants is

1. heavy water
2. concrete and bricks
3. graphite and concrete
4. deutrium
5. graphite.

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68. The most practical fuel for a thermo-nuclear reactor, both from econocical and nuclear consideration is

1. plutonium
2. uranium
3. deuterium
4. thorium
5. lithium.

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69. The nuclear energy is measured as

1. MeV
2. curie
3. farads
4. MW
5. kWhr.

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70. The nuclear power plant at Tarapur has the following reactor

1. fast breeder
2. pressurised water
3. boiling water
4. sodium graphite
5. none of the above.

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