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Question No : 29
The secondary fuel used in nuclear power plants is

U₂₃₃ and Pu₂₃₉
U₂₃₅ and Th₂₃₂
U₂₃₅ and Pu₂₃₈
U₂₃₃ and Pu₂₃₈

Question No : 30
In the breeder reactors the generation of new fissionable atom is

At the lower rate than the consumption
At a higher rate than the consumption
At an equal rate of the consumption
Depends on other considerations

Question No : 31
In order to have constant chain reaction to produce a constant rate of heat output, the value of ratio of the number of neutrons in one generation to the number of neutrons in the immediately preceding generation must be

Greater than 1.0
Less than 1.0
Equal to zero
Equal to 1.0

Question No : 32
Electron volt is the unit of

Atomic power
Energy
Voltage
Radio activity

Question No : 33
Plutonium (Pu₂₃₉) is produced

Artificially
By fission of Th₂₃₂
When U₂₃₈ is irradiated by neutrons
As basic raw material

Question No : 34
A nuclear fission is initiated when the critical energy as compared to neutron binding energy of the atoms is

Same
More
Less
There is no such criterion

Question No : 35
Ferrite material is

The most fissionable material
The basic fuel for nuclear paints
Basic raw material for nuclear plants
The material which absorbs neutrons and undergoes spontaneous changes leading to the formation of fissionable material