nuclear physics and conductivity - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions

Question : 1 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

Which of the following nuclear power plants has the highest total installed capacity?

a) Kudankulam

b) Kaiga

c) Kakrapar

d) Tarapur

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

One of these particles is claimed to have invented which rebut the Einstein’s theory of relativity.

a) Liquid crystal

b) Neutrino

c) Micro-wave Photon

d) Light emitting diode

Question : 3 [IAS (Pre) 2001]

Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity?

a) U-235

b) U-234

c) U-233

d) U-239

Question : 4 [PCS (Pre) 2012]

Which statement is not associated with nuclear fission?

a) Source of energy in nuclear reactor that produces electricity

b) Energy generation in stars

c) Neutron-induced nuclear reaction

d) Enormous energy is released in an atom bomb

Question : 5 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

Which one of the following is used as a moderator in the nuclear reactor?

a) Radium

b) Graphite

c) Thorium

d) Ordinary water