Nuclear Power Engineering MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay)?

Accepted Answer

Research reactor

Answer

Power reactor

Answer

Fast breeder reactor

Answer

Heavy water plant

Question 2

Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy of fission products

Answer

Radioactive decay of fission products

Answer

Instantaneous release of γ-rays

Answer

Kinetic energy of neutrons

Question 3

Hydrogen differs from deuterium in __________ properties.

Accepted Answer

Physical

Answer

Radioactive

Answer

Chemical

Answer

All of the above

Question 4

Candu reactor is a __________ nuclcear reactor.

Accepted Answer

Natural uranium fuelled heavy water cooled & moderated

Answer

Highly enriched uranium (85% U-235) fuelled

Answer

Homogeneous

Answer

Fast breeder

Question 5

Primary purpose of a __________ nuclear reactor is to supply a high neutron flux of the order of 10 13 to 10 14 neutrons/cm 2 second.

Accepted Answer

Research

Answer

Power

Answer

Breeder

Answer

Homogeneous

Question 6

Nuclear power plant is not located at

Accepted Answer

Talcher (Orissa)

Answer

Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)

Answer

Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)

Answer

Kaiga (Karnataka)

Question 7

A heterogeneous reactor is the one, in which the moderator and the

Accepted Answer

Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water)

Answer

Coolant are different materials

Answer

Coolant are present in different phases (e.g., heavy water and graphite)

Answer

None of these

Question 8

Velocity of the thermal neutron (< 0.025 eV) used for fission of U-235 is around __________ m/sec.

Accepted Answer

2200

Answer

1

Answer

3 × 10 11

Answer

9 × 10 21

Question 9

A radioactive substance does not emit

Accepted Answer

Proton

Answer

α-ray

Answer

Position

Answer

β-ray