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1. When 90 Th 228 transforms to 83 Bi212 , then the number of the emitted and particles is,
respectively_______
(a) 8, 7
(b) 4, 7
(c) 4, 4
(d) 4, 1
2. A radioactive substance decays to 1/16th of its initial activity in 40 days. The half-life of the
adioactive substance expressed in days is ____________
(a) 2.5
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 20
215
3. The half-life of At is 100 s. The time taken for the radioactivity of a sample of 215 At to decay to
1/16th of its initial value is ___________
(a) 400 s
(b) 6.3 s
(c) 40 s
(d) 300 s
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4. The binding energy per nucleon of O is 7.97 MeV and that of O is 7.75 MeV. The energy (in MeV)
required to remove a neutron from O17 is _______
(a) 3.52
(b) 3.64
(c) 4.23
(d) 7.86
5. The masses of neutron and proton are 1.0087 amu and 1.0073 amu respectively. If the neutrons
and protons combine to form a helium nucleus (alpha particles) of mass 4.0015 amu. The binding
energy of the helium nucleus will be [1 amu= 931 MeV]
(a) 28.4 MeV (b) 20.8 MeV
(c) 27.3 MeV
(d) 14.2 MeV
6. The binding energy per nucleon of deuteron (2H1) and helium nucleus ( 4He2 ) is 1.1 MeV and 7 MeV
respectively. If two deuteron nuclei react to form a single helium nucleus, then the energy released is
_________
(a) 13.9 MeV
(b) 26.9 MeV
(c) 23.6 MeV
(d) 19.2 MeV
7. when a nucleus emits a Beta particle, its atomic number ______
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Remains same
(d) N.O.T
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8. In a nuclear reaction, N7+ He2 O8 _______, missing particle is:
(a) Neutron
(b) Proton
(c) alpha particle
(d) Electron
9. the energy equivalent to the mass reduced in the formation of nucleus is called ___
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) fusion energy
(c)
Binding energy
(d) bond energy
10. Number of neutrons in 235U92 is ________
(a) 92
(b) 143
(c) 235
(d) 152
11. In Nuclear fission, 235U92 is bombarded by :
(a) slow Neutron
(b) Fast neutron
(c)
Slow proton
(d) Fast proton
12. Breeder Reactor is used to convert ________
(a) 238U92 into 239Pu94
(b) 235U92 into 238U92
(c) 235U92 into 144Ba56
89
238
238
& Kr36
(d) U92 into U92
13. the process in which a bigger nucleus splits up into its smaller fragments with evolution of a large
amount of energy is known as ____
(a) Nuclear decay
(b) Nuclear fusion
(c)
Nuclear dating
(d) Nuclear fission
14. In the process of gamma emission from a nucleus, which of the following will be changed
(a) Mass number
(b) Atomic number
(c) Charge number
(d) No change occurs
15. In b+ decay, a parent nucleus converts into a daughter nucleus accompanied with __
(a) Alpha particle
(b) Electron
(c)
Positron
(d) Proton
16. which of following can be used as nuclear fuel _______
(a) 238U92
(b) 235U92
(c) 233U92
(d) 237U92
17. Which one of the following is not true for nuclear reactors:
I. these are source of making atom bomb
II. These provide neutron for nuclear studies
III. these are source of power generation
IV.these provide certain radioactive isotopes for used in
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(a) III only
(b) I only
(c) II & III only
(d) IV only
18. the main force responsible for holding the nucleons together in a nuclide is ____
(a) coulomb force
(b) Nuclear force
(c) Gravitational force
(d) friction
19.In a nuclear equation below, X represents , 22Na11 22Ne2+0X1
(a) An a- particle
(b) a b- particle
(c) a positron
(d) -photon
20.What is the atomic number of the daughter nuclide in 30P15 ASiZ+0e1 _____
(a)14
(b) 16
(c) 30
(d) 31
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. 21. If N7 has a half life of about 10 minutes, how long will it take for 20 grams of the isotope to
decay to 2.5 grams?
(a)5 min
(b) 10 min
(c) 30 min
(d)
min
22. a certain radionuclide decays by emitting an a particle . what is the difference between the atomic
numbers of the parent and daughter nuclides ?
(a)1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6
23. which species has no net charge ?
(a) a particle (b) electron
(c) Proton
(d) neutrino
24. A nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 6 neutrons . what is its atomic mass number ?
(a)1
(b) 6
(c) 14 (d) 13
25. which is an isotope of 182X63?
(a)182X62
(b) 182X64
(c) 180X63
(d) 180X62
26. which reaction is a fission reaction ?
(a)3H1+1H1 4He2+ energy
(b) 35Cl17+1H1 32S16+ 4He2
235
1
140
94
1
(c) U92+ n0 Xe54+ Sr38 + 2 n0+energy
(c)9Be4+4He2 1n0+ 12C6
140
27. what is the number of neutrons in Xe54
(a)54
(b) 86
(c) 140
(d) 194
28. Radon gas, Rn, has a half life of 4 days. If a sample of Rn gas in a container is initially doubled, the
half life will be .
(a)halved
(b) doubled
(c) quartered (d) unchanged
29. what is the half-life of a radionuclide if 1/16 of its initial mass is present after 2 hours?
(a)15 min
(b) 30 min
(c) 45 min
(d)60 min
30. The control rod in a nuclear reactor is made of
(a) uranium
(b) Cadmium
(c) plutomium
(d) Graphite
31. which of the following isotopes normally fissionable
(a) 233 U92 (b) 238U92
(c) 235U92 (d) 239 Np93
32. which of the following can not be emitted in radioactive decay of the substance?
(A) Helium-nucleus (B) Electrons (C) Neutrions (D) Proton
92 U238 undergoes sucesively 8 decays and 6 decays then resulting nucleus is
(A) Pb206 (B) Pb208 (C) Pb214 (D) None of thes
The half time of a radioafive substance is 20 min, difference between Points of time
when it is 33% disintegeated and 67% dissintenated is aPProximately
(A) 10 min (B) 20 min (C) 40 min (D) 30 min
Nucleon is common name for
(A) electron and neutron (B) Proton and neutron
(C) neutron and Positron (D) neufrom and neutrino
The nucler 7 N14 and 6C13 can be desribed as
(A) Isotones (B) Isobars (C) Isotope (D) Isomer
what Percent of original radio active substans is left after 4 half life time
(A) 3 % (B) 5 % (C) 6% (D) 12 %
Af a certain time, a radio active sample contains 2 10 20 atoms and disintegration
rate is 3 10 10 atom persec. when 2 10 15 atoms are Left to decay its disintegation
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(A) 3 10 atom / s 5 (B) 3 10 10 atom/s
(C) 6.6 10 atom / s 1 (D) 2.0 10 atom
Which of the following is/are the properties of good coolant ____
I.
it should not induce any chemical effect with other materials in contact with system.
II.
It should have low vapour pressure at the operating temperature.
III.
It should be able to remove large heat.
IV.
It should not absorb neutron .
(a) I,II only
(b) I,III only
(c) II and IV only
(d) I,II,III,IV
Natural uranimum contains ____
(a) 0.7% 235U92 & 99.3% 238U93
(b) 25% 235U92 & 75% 238U93
235
238
235
U92 & 67% U93
(d) 7% U92 & 99% 238U93
In LMFBR ________ is used as coolant .
(a) light water
(b) heavy water

(c) Graphite

(c) 33%

(d) sodium metal

Which of the following is true in proton- proton cycle ______

I. four proton take part .
II. Two positron are produced
Two neutrinos are produced
IV. Two gama photon are produced
(a) I only
(b) I,III only (c) I.II & III only
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III.