Nuclear Programme MCQ — 51 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the cited AERB mission is to ensure that ionising radiation and nuclear energy in India do not cause undue risk to people or the environment. The Reason is false because commercial electricity generation and sales are not stated as AERB's mission in the cited fact; that wording points away from a regulatory safety mandate.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the PIB reply assigns licensed entities responsibility for nuclear material monitoring and accounting and for radioactive-waste management. The Reason is also true because the same fact assigns them responsibility for safe operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. These are parallel responsibilities, so safe operation and decommissioning do not explain why monitoring, accounting and waste management are also assigned.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because NPCIL operates 24 commercial nuclear power reactors. Statement 2 is correct because the installed capacity is 8,780 MW. Statement 3 is wrong because the cited overview expressly excludes RAPS-1 from this count and capacity.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the cited BARC account attributes the establishment of BARC Training School to Dr Homi Bhabha. The Reason is also true because the same fact states that the school was meant to meet manpower needs for India's expanding atomic energy research and development programme. Since that manpower need is the stated purpose for establishing the school, the Reason directly explains the Assertion.

Explanation

BARC initiated three SMR designs: BSMR-200 at 200 MWe, SMR-55 at 55 MWe, and a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor of up to 5 MWth for hydrogen generation. Pairings that swap BSMR-200 with SMR-55, put the hydrogen-generation reactor against 55 MWe, or assign 200 MWe to the gas-cooled reactor contradict the cited fact.