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Q. Hydrogen bomb employs the nuclear fusion of

  • (A) Hydrogen
  • (B) Deuterium
  • (C) Tritium
  • (D) Helium

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Q. Use of molten metal as a coolant in fast breeder reactor helps in

  • (A) Rapid heat transfer from the core
  • (B) Accelerating the reaction rate in the core
  • (C) Breeding neutrons
  • (D) Accelerating the neutrons

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Q. Fuel for a fast breeder reactor is

  • (A) Plutonium
  • (B) Uranium
  • (C) Radium
  • (D) Neptunium

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Q. Uranium is recovered from its ore (pitchblende) by

  • (A) Froth floatation technique
  • (B) Dissolving in water
  • (C) Leaching with sulphuric acid
  • (D) Smelting in a furnace

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Q. Which of the following is the most harmful for the human being?

  • (A) β-rays
  • (B) X-rays
  • (C) γ-rays
  • (D) Ultra violet rays

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Q. Coolant used in a boiling water reactor is

  • (A) Hydrogen gas
  • (B) Water
  • (C) Steam
  • (D) A mixture of water & steam

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Q. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.

  • (A) Chemical
  • (B) Pyrometallurgical
  • (C) Physical beneficiation
  • (D) Electrometallurgical

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Q. Graphite is used in nuclear reactor as

  • (A) Insulation lining of the reactor
  • (B) Fuel
  • (C) Lubricant
  • (D) Retarder of neutron velocity

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Q. 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) A+Z
  • (B) A-Z
  • (C) A
  • (D) Z

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Q. The time taken for a radioactive element to reduce to 50% of its original weight is ___________ years, if its half life period is 12 years.

  • (A) 6
  • (B) 18
  • (C) 24
  • (D) 36