1. Consider the following, which of these are correct?
i) The largest power station in India is in Tarapur Maharashtra
ii) The largest reactor is Dhruva at the Babha Atomic Resarch Center.
iii) Currently India is using two types of Power reactors, Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor and the Boiling Water Reactor.

a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) i and iii
d) All of the above

2. Which of the following are correct?
i) Canada has the largest reserves of Uranium in the world
ii) Australia which has the second largest reserves is the largest exporter of Uranium
iii) The primary source of Uranium in India is Jaduguda. Uranium is extracted in the form of yellow cake.

a) ii and iii
b) i and ii
c) iii only
d) i

3. Match the following
Power Station             State
i) Kaiga                 a) Karnataka
ii) Kakrapara        b) Tamil Nadu
iii) Kalpakka         c) Gujarat
iv) Rawbhatta       d) Maharashtra
v) Tarapur            e) Rajasthan

a) i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a, v-e
b) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-e, v-d
c) i-a, ii-b, iii-d, iv-e, v-c

4. Which of these are correct?
i) India has about 25 % of the worlds reserve of Thorium
ii) Thorium is found in the form of mineral Monazite in the beach sabds of Kerala and Tamil Nadu

a) i
b) i i
c) i and ii
d) None

5. Which of these are correct?
i) The Department of Atomic Energy functions directly under the Prime Minister.
ii) The DAE is responsible for all nuclear technology in India

a) Both i and ii
b) i
c) i i

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