The binding energy of nucleus is a measure of its
A. change
B. mass
C. momentum
D. stability
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Which fuel is used by Nuclear reactors in India?
A. U-270
B. U-500
C. Gasohol
D. U-238
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The reverse effect of X-ray emission is
A. Raman effect
B. Compton effect
C. Zeeman effect
D. Photoelectric
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What is the main function of the IAEA?
A. It promotes and monitors excess use of petroleum energy throughout the world
B. It seeks to promote the peaceful use of Nuclear energy throughout the world
C. It promotes and monitors excess use of coal energy throughout the world
D. It seeks to promote the arbitrary use of nuclear energy throughout the world
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What happens if the control rods are not used in a nuclear reactor?
A. The reactor will stop working
B. Chain process would go out of bounds
C. The reactor will be slow to act
D. The reactor will continue to work as it is
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The atomic power plants are located at
1. Narora
2. Ghatshila
3. Kalpakkam
4. Nangal
Select the correct answer:
A. Only 2 and 4
B. Only 1 and 3
C. Only 4
D. Only 2
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The fuel used in Fast Breeder Test Reactor at Kalpakkam is
A. Enriched Uranium
B. Thorium
C. Plutonium
D. Tungsten
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Which one of the following is not radioactive?
A. Astatine
B. Francium
C. Tritium
D. Zirconium
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Which one of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
A. The cathode rays originate from cathode and proceed towards the anode in a cathode ray discharge tube
B. The television picture tubes are nothing but cathode ray tubes
C. The cathode rays themselves are not visible
D. The characteristics of cathode rays depend upon the nature of the gas present in the cathode ray tube
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The mean life of a radioactive substance is equal to
A. decay constant
B. decay constant 1
C. half-life
D. half - life 1
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In which year was India's first nuclear reactor formally inaugurated by Prime Minister JL Nehru?
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Which one of the following can be used to confirm whether drinking water contains a gamma emitting isotope or not?
A. Microscope
B. Lead plate
C. Scintillation counter
D. Spectrophotometer
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Which is the most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius?
A. Micron
B. Nanometer
C. Fermi
D. Angstrom
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Which of the following types of rays do not enter the Earth's atmosphere?
A. visible light
B. X-rays
C. radio waves
D. ultraviolet rays
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Discovery of Meson ⟺ Hideki Yukawa
B. Discovery of Positron ⟺ C.D. Anderson and U.F. Hess
C. Theory of energy production in the Sun and stars ⟺ H.A. Bethe
D. Synthesis of transuranic elements ⟺ Enrico Fermi
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An electron and a proton starting from rest are accelerated through a potential difference of 1000 V.
Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A. The kinetic energy of both the particles will be different
B. The speed of the electron will be higher than that of the proton
C. The speed of the proton will be higher than that of the electron
D. The speed of the electron and the proton will be equal
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A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called
A. televirtuality
B. virtual reality
C. alternate reality
D. 3-D reality
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Source of energy from the Sun is
A. Nuclear fission
B. Nuclear fusion
C. Photoelectric effect
D. Cherenkov effect
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In which year did India conduct its second nuclear test in Pokhran?
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Nuclear fuel in the sun is-
A. Alpha particles
B. Uranium
C. Hydroge
D. Helium
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