Key Nuclear Technology Practice Questions 50

Nuclear technology is important for UPSC, APPSC, TGPSC, State PSCs, SSC and other competitive exams. These practice questions cover nuclear reactors, radioactive isotopes, atomic energy, nuclear fission, fusion and India’s nuclear programme for quick revision.

1. What was the code name of India’s first nuclear test?

Smiling Buddha

Operation Shakti

Pokhran-II

Buddha Smiles

2. When was Pokhran-II conducted?

11-13 May 1998

1974

1999

2000

3. What was the code name of Pokhran-II?

Operation Shakti

Smiling Buddha

Shakti

Pokhran

4. Where were India’s nuclear tests conducted?

Pokhran, Rajasthan

Thar Desert

Jaisalmer

Both Pokhran and Thar

5. What is the full form of BARC?

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Bombay Atomic Research Centre

Bharat Atomic Research Centre

Basic Atomic Research Centre

6. Where is BARC located?

Trombay, Mumbai

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Kolkata

7. Who is known as father of Indian nuclear program?

Homi J. Bhabha

Vikram Sarabhai

APJ Abdul Kalam

Raja Ramanna

8. When was Department of Atomic Energy established?

1954

1947

1962

1974

9. What is the full form of DAE?

Department of Atomic Energy

Directorate of Atomic Energy

Division of Atomic Energy

Department of Alternate Energy

10. Where is DAE headquarters?

Mumbai

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Bengaluru

11. What is India’s nuclear doctrine?

No First Use

First Use

Massive Retaliation

Flexible Response

12. When was India’s nuclear doctrine adopted?

2003

1998

1974

1999

13. What is the full form of NPCIL?

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

National Power Corporation India Limited

Nuclear Plant Corporation India Limited

National Petroleum Corporation India Limited

14. When was NPCIL established?

1987

1974

1998

1954

15. Where was India’s first nuclear power plant established?

Tarapur

Kudankulam

Kalpakkam

Rawatbhata

16. In which state is Tarapur nuclear plant?

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan

17. Which is India’s largest nuclear power plant?

Kudankulam

Tarapur

Kalpakkam

Kakrapar

18. In which state is Kudankulam plant?

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

19. Which country helped build Kudankulam?

Russia

USA

France

Canada

20. What type of reactors are at Kudankulam?

VVER-1000

PHWR

BWR

FBR

21. What is the full form of PHWR?

Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor

Pressurized Hot Water Reactor

Plutonium Heavy Water Reactor

Power Heavy Water Reactor

22. Which fuel is used in Indian PHWRs?

Natural uranium

Enriched uranium

Plutonium

Thorium

23. What is used as moderator in PHWR?

Heavy water

Light water

Graphite

Beryllium

24. Where is India’s first PHWR located?

Rawatbhata

Tarapur

Kalpakkam

Narora

25. What is the three-stage nuclear program?

Uranium-Plutonium-Thorium

Uranium only

Thorium only

Plutonium only

26. Who proposed three-stage program?

Homi Bhabha

Vikram Sarabhai

APJ Abdul Kalam

Raja Ramanna

27. Why is thorium important for India?

Large thorium reserves

No uranium

Cheap

Easy to mine

28. Where are major thorium deposits in India?

Kerala coast

Rajasthan

Jharkhand

29. What is the full form of FBR?

Fast Breeder Reactor

Fast Burn Reactor

Fuel Breeder Reactor

Fusion Breeder Reactor

30. Where is India’s prototype FBR located?

Kalpakkam

Tarapur

Kudankulam

Rawatbhata

31. What fuel does FBR use?

Plutonium-Uranium oxide

Natural uranium

Thorium

Enriched uranium

32. What is the capacity of PFBR?

500 MW

200 MW

1000 MW

250 MW

33. What is AHWR?

Advanced Heavy Water Reactor

Atomic Heavy Water Reactor

Alternate Heavy Water Reactor

Advanced High-power Water Reactor

34. What fuel will AHWR use?

Thorium

Uranium

Plutonium

Mixed

35. What is the full form of IAEA?

International Atomic Energy Agency

Indian Atomic Energy Agency

International Alternative Energy Agency

Indian Alternative Energy Agency

36. Where is IAEA headquarters?

Vienna

Geneva

New York

Paris

37. When was IAEA established?

1957

1945

1960

1970

38. What is NSG?

Nuclear Suppliers Group

National Security Guard

Nuclear Safety Group

National Science Group

39. Is India member of NSG?

Yes

Observer

Applied

40. What is the Indo-US nuclear deal?

Civil nuclear cooperation

Military cooperation

Weapons transfer

Technology denial

41. When was Indo-US nuclear deal signed?

2008

2005

2010

1998

42. What is the full form of CTBT?

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Complete Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Controlled Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Cooperative Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

43. Has India signed CTBT?

Yes

Signed but not ratified

Observer

44. What is NPT?

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Nuclear Power Treaty

Nuclear Prevention Treaty

Nuclear Proliferation Treaty

45. Is India member of NPT?

Yes

Observer

Signed

46. What is India’s nuclear triad?

Land, air, sea

Only land

Land and air

Air and sea

47. Which missile gives India sea-based deterrence?

K-4/K-15

Agni

Prithvi

BrahMos

48. What is the full form of AERB?

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

Atomic Energy Research Board

Advanced Energy Regulatory Board

Alternate Energy Regulatory Board

49. What does AERB do?

Nuclear safety regulation

Nuclear research

Power generation

Weapon development

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