Category: Nuclear Power Engineering

A. Electrons
B. Neutrons
C. Protons
D. Neutrons plus protons (i.e., nucleons)

A. Deuterium
B. Ortho-hydrogen
C. Tritium
D. None of these

A. Zircaloy
B. Cadmium
C. Ceramics
D. Stainless steel

A. Graphite
B. Cadmium
C. Zircaloy (an alloy of zirconium and aluminium)
D. Stainless steel

A. 159
B. 1837
C. 2537
D. 10000

A. 20
B. 200
C. 1000
D. 2000

A. 10-24 cm2
B. 10-12 cm
C. 1 Angstrom
D. 10-24 cm

A. Be a good absorber of neutrons
B. Be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised
C. Have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient
D. Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive

A. Atoms with same number of nucleons but different number of protons are called isobars
B. Atoms with same number of protons but different number of nucleons are called isoters
C. Out of α, β, and γ-rays, the one having maximum penetration power are γ-rays
D. The product formed by emission of α-particle has mass number less by 4 units than the parent nuclide

A. Uranium
B. Plutonium
C. Radium
D. None of these