Description : Which of the following gases has very high neutron capture crosssection, making it unsuitable as a coolant in nuclear reactor? (A) N2 (B) He (C) CO2 (D) H2
Last Answer : (A) N2
Description : Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactor due to its high capture cross-section? (A) H2 (B) N2 (C) He (D) CO2
Last Answer : (A) H2
Description : Operating temperature and pressure in catalytic reforming is about (A) 1-5 Kgf/cm2 & 200°C (B) 15-45 Kgf/cm2 & 450-550°C (C) 50 - 75 kgf/cm2 & 600 - 800°C (D) 5-10 kgf/cm2 & 150 - 250°C
Last Answer : (B) 15-45 Kgf/cm2 & 450-550°C
Description : __________ gas is normally not used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor, because of its high neutron capture cross-section. (A) Nitrogen (B) Hydrogen (C) Helium (D) Carbon dioxide
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogen
Description : __________ pump is the most suitable device for discharging a liquid against a pressure of ≥ 1500 kgf/cm2 . (A) Centrifugal (B) Piston (C) Plunger (D) Vane
Last Answer : (C) Plunger
Description : Operating condition in the electrical dehydrators for crude oil is about (A) 6.5 kgf/Cm2 & 95°C (B) 1 atm. & 110 °C (C) 20 kgf/cm2 & 110°C (D) 50 atm. and 150°C
Last Answer : (A) 6.5 kgf/Cm2 & 95°C
Description : In a homogeneous nuclear reactor, the __________ are mixed together. (A) Fuel & coolant (B) Fuel & moderator (C) Coolant & moderator (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fuel & moderator
Description : One barometric pressure or 1 atmospheric pressure is equal to (a) 1 kgf/cnr2 (b) 1.033 kgf/cm2 (c) 0 kgf/cm2 (d) 1.0197 kgf/cm2 (e) 100 kgf/cm2.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : Temperature and gage pressure maintained during the manufacture of cold SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) are (A) 5°C and 1 kgf/cm2 (B) - 20°C and 1 kgf/cm2 (C) 0°C and 1 kgf/cm2 (D) 0°C and 3 kgf/cm
Last Answer : (A) 5°C and 1 kgf/cm
Description : Temperature and gage pressure maintained during the manufacture of hot SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) are (A) 50°C and 3 - 4 kg/cm2 (B) 50°C and 1 kgf/cm2 (C) 250°C and 10 kgf/cm2 (D) 250°C and 1 kgf/cm
Last Answer : (A) 50°C and 3 - 4 kg/cm
Description : Low pressure Zeigler process of polythene manufacture (A) Employs a pressure of 30 kgf/cm2 (B) Achieves an yield of 95-98% based on ethylene (C) Produces very low density polythene (D) Does not use any catalyst for polymerisation
Last Answer : (B) Achieves an yield of 95-98% based on ethylene
Description : Though increased pressure has a retarding effect on cracking reaction, yet in actual process, a positive pressure of 10-15 kgf/cm2 is maintained during cracking mainly to (A) Increase the yield of ... coke formation (C) Enhance the octane number of gasoline (D) Reduce gum content in gasoline
Last Answer : (B) Suppress coke formation
Description : Vinyl chloride (CH2 = CH.Cl) is produced by the thermal pyrolysis of ethylene dichloride at a pressure & temperature of (A) 4 kgf/cm2 & 500°C (B) 10 kgf/cm2 & 1000°C (C) 40 kg/cm2 & 200°C (D) 100 kgf/cm2 & 500°C
Last Answer : (A) 4 kgf/cm2 & 500°C
Description : Normal temperature and pressure (N.T.P.) corresponds to (A) 0°C and 760 mm Hg (B) 15°C and 760 mm Hg (C) 20°C and 760 mm Hg (D) 0°C and 1 kgf/cm2
Last Answer : (C) 20°C and 760 mm Hg
Description : Typical solvent polymerisation reaction conditions for the production of high density polythene by Zeigler process is (A) 7 kgf/cm2 and 70 °C (B) 1000 kgf/cm2 and 100°C (C) 7 kgf/cm2 and 700°C (D) 1 kgf/cm2 (gage) and 70°C
Last Answer : (A) 7 kgf/cm2 and 70 °C
Description : Primary purpose of a __________ nuclear reactor is to supply a high neutron flux of the order of 10 13 to 10 14neutrons/cm2 second. (A) Research (B) Power (C) Breeder (D) Homogeneous
Last Answer : (A) Research
Description : Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature and pressure limits of the reactor? (A) Molten sodium cooled (B) CO2 gas cooled (C) Pressurised water (D) Boiling water
Last Answer : (D) Boiling water
Description : Thermal shield is used in high powered nuclear reactors to (A) Protect the walls of the reactor from radiation damage B) Absorb the fast neutrons (C) Slow down the secondary neutrons (D) Protect the fuel element from coming in contact with the coolant
Last Answer : (A) Protect the walls of the reactor from radiation damage
Description : Heavy water (D2O) in a nuclear reactor serves as a (A) Coolant (B) Moderator (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neutron absorber
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : A homogeneous reactor is the one, in which the (A) Fissile atoms are evenly distributed throughout the mass of nuclear reactor (B) Same substance (e.g. heavy water) is used as moderator & coolant (C) The fuel and the moderator is mixed to form a homogeneous material (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) The fuel and the moderator is mixed to form a homogeneous material
Description : Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but (A) Ordinary water (B) Mildly acidic (pH = 6) water (C) Mildly alkaline (pH = 8) water (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Ordinary water
Description : An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should (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
Last Answer : (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
Description : Which of the following situations can be approximated to a steady state heat transfer system? (A) A red hot steel slab (having outside surface temperature as 1300°C) exposed to the atmospheric air at ... flowing at the rate of 6 Kg/minute through a copper pipe exposed to atmospheric air at 35°C
Last Answer : (B) 10 kg of dry saturated steam at 8 kgf/cm2 flowing through a short length of stainless steel pipe exposed to atmospheric air at 35°C
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as – (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : (3) moderator Explanation: Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with ... do not require uranium enrichment, heavy water reactors are of concern in regards to nuclear proliferation.
Description : Which nuclear reactor uses water as a coolant, moderator and reflector ?
Last Answer : Pressurised water reactor.
Description : Heavy water used as a coolant in nuclear reactor. Heavy Water is:
Last Answer : Water containing heavy Isotopes of Hydrogen atom
Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.
Description : The part of a nuclear power plant that prevents thermal pollution of lakes or rivers is the: w) reactor x) coolant/moderator y) cooling tower z) control rod
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- COOLING TOWER
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : moderator
Description : The principal stresses at a point are 100, 100 and -200 kgf/cm2 , the octahedral shear stress at the point is: (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 200 kg/cm2 (C) 300 kg/cm2 (D) 400 kg/cm2
Last Answer : (A) 100 kg/cm2
Description : I kgf/cm2 is equal to (a) 760 mm Hg (b) zero mm Hg (c) 735.6 mm Hg (d) 1 mm Hg (e) l00 mm Hg.
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : Liquid metal (e.g., molten sodium) is preferred as a coolant in case of a/an __________ reactor. (A) Homogeneous (B) Graphite moderated (C) Fast breeder (D) Enriched uranium (3% U-235) fuelled
Last Answer : (C) Fast breeder
Description : The type of pump used for the recirculation of molten sodium coolant in liquid metal cooled reactor is a/an __________ pump. (A) Electromagnetic (B) Reciprocating (C) Centrifugal (D) Volute
Last Answer : (A) Electromagnetic
Description : Molten sodium (as a coolant in fast breeder reactor) (A) Can’t attain high temperature at normal pressure (B) Is not at all corrosive, even at a higher temperature (C) Is highly radioactive at elevated temperatures and can cause explosion, when it comes in contact with air or water (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Is highly radioactive at elevated temperatures and can cause explosion, when it comes in contact with air or water
Description : Secondary cooling circuit is a must in molten sodium cooled fast breeder reactor for (A) Achieving high degree of superheat in the steam (B) Faster heat removal rate from the core (C) ... circulation pressure (D) Avoiding the mixing of water with radioactive sodium, as it may cause explosion
Last Answer : (D) Avoiding the mixing of water with radioactive sodium, as it may cause explosion
Description : Pressure in a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) is used for (A) Maintaining constant pressure in the primary cooling circuit under varying loads (B) Superheating the steam (C) Pressurising the water in the primary coolant circuit (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Maintaining constant pressure in the primary cooling circuit under varying loads
Description : Coolant present in the primary circuit of a pressurised water reactor is high pressure (A) Sub cooled water (B) Saturated water (C) Superheated steam (D) Saturated steam
Last Answer : (B) Saturated wate
Description : Coolant used in a boiling water reactor is (A) Hydrogen gas (B) Water (C) Steam (D) A mixture of water & steam
Last Answer : (D) A mixture of water & steam
Description : Water is a better coolant than a gas (like CO2 , He, N2 etc.), because it (A) Is a better neutron moderator as well (B) Require comparatively smaller pumps and heat exchanger for a given heat transfer rate ... , and it can be pressurised to attain a high temperature (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : In a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, what gas ma be used for a coolant?
Last Answer : ANSWER: HELIUM or CARBON DIOXIDE
Description : high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure greater than __________ kg/cm2. (A) 10 (B) 30 (C) 50 (D) 80
Last Answer : Option D
Description : How many of you have an Alexander Calder in their city?
Last Answer : not any in cork.
Description : Nuclear power reactor located at Tarapur is of __________ type. (A) Fast breeder (B) Pressurised water (C) Boiling water (D) Gas cooled
Last Answer : (C) Boiling water
Description : A fast breeder reactor (A) Utilises fast neutrons for causing fission (B) Converts fertile material (e.g., U-238) into fissile material (Pu-239) (C) Normally employs molten sodium as coolant (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the (A) Coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor (B) Coolant water, after being heated in the reactor core, generates steam ... water is pumped into the core (D) Fuel and the coolant are thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous solution
Last Answer : (A) Coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor
Description : Fast breeder test reactor at Kalpakkam (INDIA) is designed for using (A) Thorium as a fertile material (B) U-238 as a fertile material (C) Helium as a coolant (D) Uranium ore directly as a fuel
Last Answer : (A) Thorium as a fertile material
Description : In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the (A) Fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant (B) Coolant water boils in the core of the reactor (C) Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core (D) Use of moderator is not required
Last Answer : (C) Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core
Description : Molten sodium is used as a coolant in a fast breeder reactor, because of its (A) Excellent moderating properties (B) Neutron breeding capability (C) Faster heat removal capability from the core (D) Capability to increase the reaction rate in the core
Last Answer : (C) Faster heat removal capability from the core
Description : A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a (A) Coolant (B) Working fluid in power turbine (C) Moderator (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Coolant
Description : A fast breeder reactor employs (A) Graphite as moderator (B) Water as coolant (C) Molten sodium as coolant as well as moderator (D) U-235 as fuel
Last Answer : (D) U-235 as fuel