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  1. A fast breeder reactor

  2. A.

     Uses graphite rods as moderator

    B.

     Has powerful moderator

    C.

     Has no moderator

    D.

     Uses ferrite material as moderator


  3. Which of the following is the primary fuel?

  4. A.

     U₂₃₃

    B.

     U

    C.

     U₂₃₈

    D.

     Pu


  5. In boiling water reactor, moderator is

  6. A.

     Coolant itself

    B.

     Ferrite rod

    C.

     Graphite rod

    D.

     Liquid sodium metal


  7. Each fission of U₂₃₅ produces following number of fast neutrons per fission

  8. A.

     1 neutron

    B.

     3 neutrons

    C.

     1, 2 neutrons

    D.

     2 neutrons


  9. Atomic number of an element in the periodic table represents the numbers of

  10. A.

     Protons in the nucleus

    B.

     Electrons in the nucleus

    C.

     Neutrons in the nucleus

    D.

     Electrons in the atom


  11. U233 is produced

  12. A.

     As basic raw material

    B.

     By neutron irradiation of Uz

    C.

     By neutron irradiation of thorium

    D.

     Artificially


  13. U₂₃₃ is produced

  14. A.

     Artificially

    B.

     As basic raw material

    C.

     When thorium is irradiated by neutrons

    D.

     By fission of U₂₃₈


  15. Plutonium (Pu239) is produced

  16. A.

     Artificially

    B.

     When U238 is irradiated by neutrons

    C.

     By fission of Th232

    D.

     As basic raw material


  17. Plutonium (Pu₂₃₉) is produced

  18. A.

     Artificially

    B.

     By fission of Th₂₃₂

    C.

     When U₂₃₈ is irradiated by neutrons

    D.

     As basic raw material


  19. The process by which a heavy nucleus is spitted into two light nuclei is known as

  20. A.

     Splitting

    B.

     Fission

    C.

     Fusion

    D.

     Disintegration