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                | 131. | Which is not a consitituent of atomic pile? |  
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				| A. | core | B. | Moderator |  
				 				 | C. | Control rods | D. | Ionization chamber |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 132. | Chain reaction is 92U238 will decrease if |  
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				| A. | its mass exceeds critical mass | B. | its mass is just equal to critical mass |  
				 				 | C. | its mass is less than critical mass | D. | all of these answers. |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 133. | Thermal neutrons are those which |  
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				| A. | are at very high temperature | B. | move with high velocity |  
				 				 | C. | are at rest | D. | have kinetic energies similar to those of surrounding molecules |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 134. | Fission is a process in which |  
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				| A. | nucleus is split into two fragments | B. | two nuclei fuse together and fecrease in mass appears in the form of energy |  
				 				 | C. | atoms and molecules lose their identity | D. | matter appears in the fourth state called plasma |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 135. | The process in a nuclear reactor is |  
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				| A. | controlled nuclear fission | B. | uncontrolled nuclear fission |  
				 				 | C. | controlled nuclear fusion | D. | uncontrolled nuclear fusion |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 136. | The first atomic power plant in India was built at |  
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				| A. | Narora | B. | Kalapakkam |  
				 				 | C. | Tasapur | D. | Kota |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 137. | India entered the nulear energy club as |  
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				| A. | fourth nation of the world | B. | fifth nation of the world |  
				 				 | C. | sixth nation of the world | D. | seventh nation of the world |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 138. | India conducted an underground nuclear test at |  
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				| A. | Pushkar | B. | Kalapakkam |  
				 				 | C. | Norora | D. | Pokharan |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 139. | Nuclear energy is due to conversion of |  
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				| A. | light into heat | B. | mass into energy |  
				 				 | C. | protons into neutrons | D. | helium into hydrogen |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 140. | Laser is an acronym for light amplification by |  
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				| A. | stimulated emission of radiation | B. | spontaneous emission of radiation |  
				 				 | C. | stimulated energetic radiation | D. | spontaneous emission of radio waves |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
 
			
			
 
 
 
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