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Q1Assertion: AERB's mission is concerned with preventing undue risk to people and the environment from the use of ionising radiation and nuclear energy in India. Reason: AERB is tasked with promoting commercial electricity sales by nuclear power stations.
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.
Q2Consider the following Assertion and Reason about entities licensed under the SHANTI Act. Assertion: Such entities are responsible for nuclear material monitoring and accounting as well as radioactive-waste management. Reason: Such entities are also responsible for safe operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Which one of the following is correct?
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.
Q3Consider the following statements about NPCIL's commercial nuclear power reactors as per its overview. 1. NPCIL operates 24 commercial nuclear power reactors. 2. Their installed capacity is 8,780 MW. 3. This count and capacity include RAPS-1. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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.
Q4Assertion: BARC Training School was established by Dr Homi Bhabha. Reason: It was set up to meet the manpower needs of India's expanding atomic energy research and development programme. Select the correct answer.
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.
Q5Match the BARC small modular reactor design with the capacity or purpose stated in the official update. Design 1. BSMR-200 2. SMR-55 3. High-temperature gas-cooled reactor Capacity or purpose a. 55 MWe b. 200 MWe c. Up to 5 MWth for hydrogen generation
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.
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6Under the safeguards mentioned for the SHANTI Act, which set of activities remains under exclusive Central Government control?
7Match the attributes of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit 2 at Rawatbhata with their correct values. Attribute: capacity, reactor type, commercial-operation date. Which set gives the correct match?
8Consider the following statements about the Atomic Energy Commission. Statement 1: It was first set up in August 1948. Statement 2: It was later established in the Department of Atomic Energy by a Government Resolution dated March 1, 1958. Statement 3: It was first set up in March 1958. Which of the statements are correct?
9With reference to Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, consider the following statements: 1. It is a 1,000 MWe unit. 2. It is listed as a PHWR. 3. It began commercial operation on December 31, 2014. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Which institution did Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha establish in 1945 for carrying out nuclear science research?
11With reference to AERB's role in industrial safety, consider the following statements. Statement 1: AERB administers provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 for industrial safety in DAE units under its purview. Statement 2: AERB administers the Companies Act, 1956 for the corporate governance of all public-sector nuclear companies. Which of the statements is correct?
12Which sequence correctly captures NPCIL's capacity outlook stated in its overview?
13Consider the following statements about the civil nuclear damage liability framework under the SHANTI Act: 1. It is a graded framework rather than one uniform amount for every facility. 2. It fixes operator liability at exactly Rs 300 crore for all nuclear facilities. 3. The stated range is from Rs 100 crore to Rs 3,000 crore, depending on the type of nuclear facility. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Match the features of the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in Union Budget 2025-26 with their correct particulars: List I 1. Main R&D focus 2. Announced outlay 3. Minimum indigenous SMRs to be operationalised 4. Target year for operationalisation List II a. Rs 20,000 crore b. 2033 c. Small Modular Reactors d. At least 5 Select the correct code.
15According to NPCIL plant details, Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Unit 4 entered commercial operation with which reactor type, capacity and date?