Railway Science (Science and Technology – Nuclear Power)

Total Questions: 36

31. The prototype fast breeder reactor of India is situated at: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (27/03/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Kalpakkam
Solution:

The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is a 500 MWe fast breeder nuclear reactor presently being constructed at the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) in Tamilnadu. Designed by - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR); Operator - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI).

32. The Nuclear Fuel Complex is situated at _____. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (27/03/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (a) Hyderabad
Solution:

Nuclear Fuel Complex: Founded in 1971. It is an industrial unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and is the only organization in India which caters to the fuel requirements of nuclear power reactors.

33. The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station was constructed with the assistance of _____. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (23/07/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) Canada
Solution:

The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) is located at Rawatbhata. It is a nuclear power plant in India. Presently, India has 22 operating reactors, with an installed capacity of 6780 MWe.

34. The Indian nuclear test site, Pokhran is situated in the ________ district of Rajasthan. [NTPC CBT - I 23/07/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Jaisalmer
Solution:

Operation Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I) was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974. The test was conducted under the supervision of Raja Ramanna (Director - Bhabha Atomic Research Centre). Pokhran-II was a group of 2 nuclear tests conducted in 1998 with code Operation Shakti.

35. When did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster take place? [RRB JE 30/05/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1986
Solution:

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat, in Ukraine. The "International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day" is observed on April 26. Other nuclear disaster in World - Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011 in Japan), Three Mile Island accident (1979 in USA), Windscale Fire Nuclear Disaster (1957 in United Kingdom), Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster (1957 in Russia) and the SL-1 accident (1961 in USA).
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

36. Which of the following is not an example of a biomass energy source? [RRB ALP Tier - I (29/08/2018) Afternoon]

Correct Answer: (c) Atomic energy
Solution:

Biomass energy - Energy produced by organic matters such as plant, animal waste etc. Process of conversion of biomass - Combustion (Process of burning in the presence of air), Gasification (Process of making combustible gas mixture by applying heat, pressure and partial combustion), Pyrolysis (Process of heating in high temperature in the absence of oxygen), Anaerobic Digestion (Converted into biogas with the help of bacteria in the absence of oxygen).