111. Heavy water plant is not located at
Kota and Baroda
Talcher (Orissa)
Tuticorin(Tamilnadu)
Korba
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Nuclear Power Engineering MCQs
112. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done using __________ methods.
electrometallurgical
pyrometallurgical
chemical
physical beneficiation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
113. Enrichment of uranium is done to increase the concentration of __________ in the natural uranium.
U-238
U-233
U-235
Pu-239
✅ The correct answer is option C.
115. Pressure in a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) is used for
maintaining constant pressure in the primary cooling circuit under varying loads.
superheating the steam.
pressurising the water in the primary coolant circuit.
none of these.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
116. The main purpose of control rod in a nuclear reactor is to control the
chain reaction and hence the power output by regulating the number of secondary neutrons causing fission.
emission of hazardous radiation.
conversion of fissile material into fertile material.
velocity of the secondary neutrons.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
117. Fast breeder reactors are most usable in India, because of our largest __________ deposits.
thorium
plutonium
uranium
none of these
✅ The correct answer is option A.
118. Nuclear reactors are provided with shield to guard against the emission of mainly __________ rays.
X
α and β
neutrons & gamma
infrared
✅ The correct answer is option C.
119. Both tritium and deuterium have the same number of
neutrons
electrons
protons
nucleons
✅ The correct answer is option A.
120. Out of the following, nucleus of __________ atom contains the largest number of neutrons.
U-235
U-238
U-239
Pu-239
✅ The correct answer is option C.