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  1. The type of pump used for the recirculation of molten sodium coolant in liquid metal cooled reactor is a/an __________ pump.

  2. A.
    electromagnetic
    B.
    reciprocating
    C.
    centrifugal
    D.
    volute

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  3. Fast breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) is located at

  4. A.
    Kalpakkam (near Madras).
    B.
    Kota (in Rajasthan).
    C.
    BARC (Trombay).
    D.
    Tarapur (in Maharashtra).

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  5. Tarapur atomic power station

  6. A.
    has two boiling water reactors of American design.
    B.
    has an installed capacity of 400 MW.
    C.
    is the first power reactor in India, which became critical in 1969.
    D.
    all (a), (b) and (c).

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  7. In a nuclear explosion, the energy is released primarily in the form of __________ energy-

  8. A.
    potential
    B.
    thermal
    C.
    kinetic
    D.
    electrical

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  9. The largest stable nucleus is

  10. A.
    U-235
    B.
    U-238
    C.
    Pb-206
    D.
    Bi-209

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  11. Hydrogen bomb employs the nuclear fusion of

  12. A.
    hydrogen
    B.
    deuterium
    C.
    tritium
    D.
    helium

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  13. Sodium melts (at atmospheric pressure) at a temperature of __________ °C.

  14. A.
    58
    B.
    98
    C.
    348
    D.
    588

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  15. The ratio of volume of an atom to that of its nucleus is

  16. A.
    1012
    B.
    10-12
    C.
    10-8
    D.
    108

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  17. Research reactors are normally meant for

  18. A.
    producing high neutron flux 1012-1013 neutrons/cm2, sec and studying the effect of neutron bombardment on dif ferent materials.
    B.
    accelerating the neutrons.
    C.
    power generation.
    D.
    none of these

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  19. Out of the followingplaces, a nuclear power plant is not located at

  20. A.
    Talcher (Orissa)
    B.
    Kaiga (Karnataka)
    C.
    Rawatbhata (Rajsthan)
    D.
    Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)

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