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Percentage of natural uranium present in uranium ore found in Jadugoda (Jharkhand) is
A 0.1
B 1
C 3
D 12
Main source of __________ is monazite sand.
A Uranium
B Polonium
C Halfnium
D Thorium
The most extensive, commercially useful source of thorium as monazite sand occurs in India at
A Orissa coast
B Travancore coast
C West Bengal coast
D Gujarat coast
Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite sand ?
A Potassium
B Uranium
C Thorium
D Sodium
Indian monazite sand contains __________ percent thorium.
A 10
B 25
C 60
D 90
Enrichment of uranium is done to increase the concentration of __________ in the natural uranium.
A U-235
B U-233
C U-238
D PU-239
Nuclear fuel generally used in reactors is uranium oxide instead of uranium, because the former has higher
A Melting point, hence can be subjected to higher temperature
B Density ; hence core volume for a given power output would be smaller
C Resistance to effects of irradiation
D All of the above
In the gaseous diffusion process of uranium enrichment, the natural uranium is converted into gaseous
A Uranium oxide
B Uranium hexaflouride
C Uranium carbide
D Uranium sulphate
Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content?
A Kerala
B Karnataka
C Gujarat
D Maharashtra
Monazite deposits constitute an important source for the following metal.
A Thorium
B Titanium
C Molybdenum
D None of the above

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