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Q. 51) Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration?

(A) Geiger-Muller Counter
(B) Cyclotron
(C) Cold chamber
(D) Mass spectrograph
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Q. 52) Heavy water is preferred over ordinary water as a coolant, because it.

(A) Acts both as an efficient coolant as well as a moderator
(B) Can be heated to a higher temperature without pressurizing
(C) Is less prone to radiation damage
(D) All of the above
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Q. 53) 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
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Q. 54) The ratio of volume of an atom to that of its nucleus is

(A) 1012
(B) 10-12
(C) 108
(D) 10-8
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Q. 55) The function of moderators in nuclear reactor is to

(A) Absorb the secondary neutrons
(B) Slow down the secondary neutrons
(C) Control the chain reaction
(D) None of these
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Q. 56) Which of the following ores contains maximum percentage of uranium?

(A) Carnotite
(B) Thorium
(C) Rescolite
(D) Pitchblende
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Q. 57) An element having large number of __________ is most easily subjected to nuclear fission.

(A) Protons
(B) Electrons
(C) Neutrons
(D) Nucleons
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Q. 58) Sodium melts (at atmospheric pressure) at a temperature of __________ °C. 

(A) 58
(B) 98
(C) 348
(D) 588
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Q. 59) Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process?

(A) Kinetic energy of fission products
(B) Radioactive decay of fission products
(C) Instantaneous release of γ-rays
(D) Kinetic energy of neutrons
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Q. 60) The emission of an a-particle causes the resultant nucleus to have

(A) Less atomic weight and less atomic number
(B) More atomic weight and less atomic number
(C) Less atomic weight and more atomic number
(D) None of these
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