IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants - Mechanical Engineering Questions and Answers

21.    Which of the following are ferrite materials
(a) U233andPu239
(b) U
(c) U238andPu239
(d) U238andTh239
(e) none of the above
Ans: b

22.    Ferrite material is
(a)    the most fissionable material
(b)    the basic fuel for nuclear paints
(c)    basic raw material for nuclear plants
(d)    the material which absorbs neutrons and undergoes spontaneous changes leading to the formation of fissionable material
(e)    none of the above.
Ans: d

23.    Enriched uranium is one in which
(a)    %age of U235 has been artificially in-creased
(b)    %age of U has been artificially in¬creased
(c)    %age of U234 has been artificially in-creased
(d)    extra energy is pumped from outside
(e)    all impurities have been removed.
 Ans: a

24.  Which of the following particles is the lightest
(a) nucleus
(b) electron
(c) proton
(d) meson
(e) neutron.
Ans: b

25. Which of the following is the heaviest
(a) neutron
(b) proton
(c) atom
(d) electron
(e) nucleus.
Ans: c

26.  In fast breeder reactors
(a)    any type of moderator can be used
(b)    graphite is used as the moderator
(c)    heavy water is used as the moderator
(d)    moderator may or may not be used
(e)    moderator is dispensed with.
Ans: e

27. In nuclear fission each neutron that causes fission releases
(a)    no new neutron
(b)    at least one new neutron
(c)    one new neutron
(d)    more than one new neutrons
(e)    many-fold neutrons.
Ans: d

28. The breeding gain in case of thermal breeder reactor as compared to fast breeder reactor is
(a) same
(b) lower
(c) higher
(d) unity
(e) higher/lower depending on the size of reactor.
Ans: b

29. Gas cooled reactor uses following materials as moderator, and coolant
(a)     graphite, C02
(b)     graphite, air
(c)    heavy water, C02
(d)    lead, H2
(e)     concrete, N2.
Ans: a

30. A nuclear fission produces energy of following order in MeV
(a) 20
(b) 200
(c) 2000
(d) 20,000
(e) 2 x 105.
Ans: b
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