Cengage Expert Team Solutions for Chapter: Nuclear Research, Exercise 1: Practice Questions

The reactors which produce more fuel than they consume are called:

Which of the following are the disadvantages of a nuclear fission reaction?

1. Large radioactive waste.
2. Higher pollution than fossil fuels.
3. Possibility of environmental damage.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

There was a lot of coverage on news channels about Sarin gas. It is_____.

With reference to Kalpakkam Mini (or KAMINI), consider the following statements:

1. Kalpakkam Mini (or KAMINI) is a small reactor established at Kalpakkam.
2. Kalpakkam Mini (or KAMINI) demonstrates the third generation of India’s nuclear power program.
3. Kalpakkam Mini is established in a coalition with Germany.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Following are some statements around the advantages of nuclear fusion over nuclear fission:

$1$. Nuclear fusion can provide far more energy as compared to nuclear fission with the same amount of mass.
$2$. The radioactive pollution generated in nuclear fission is harmful to living organisms. There is also a problem in the disposal of such radioactive pollution. Such radioactive pollution is not generated in the nuclear fusion reaction.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

India has vast reserves of thorium. In India, thorium is extracted in which of the following forms?

Consider the following statements: 

1. A moderator is a material used in a nuclear reactor to slow down the neutrons produced from fission.
2. Liquid sodium is a commonly used moderator in a nuclear reactor.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

With reference to Operation Shakti, consider the following statements: 

1. Pokhran-II was code-named 'Operation Shakti'.
2. During this operation, five nuclear explosions were made. 
3. It was concluded at the Pokhran Test Range, Rajasthan in the year 1998. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?