General Awareness: Nuclear Research Quiz

1. When was Atomic Energy Commission formed?

a. 1946
b.1948
c.1950
d.1952

The correct answer is b) 1948

2. Who was the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India?

a. Enrico Fermi
b. Dr.Vikram Sarabhai
c. Dr.Homi J Bhaba
d. Edwin Aldrin

The correct answer is c) Dr. Homi J Bhaba

3. Where is Bhaba Atomic Research Centre-BARC situated?

a. Trombay
b. Thiruvananthapuram
c. Bangalore
d. Delhi

The correct answer is a) Trombay

4. When was BARC formed?

a. 1956
b. 1957
c. 1958
d. 1960

The correct answer is b) 1957

5. The first atomic reactor in India is:

a. Bhaskara
b. Purnima
c. Kamini
d. Apsara

The correct answer is d) Apsara

6. When did India carry out an underground nuclear implosion at Pokhran for the first  Time?

a. 1974 May 18
b. 1978 May 18
c. 1998 May 11
d. 1998 May13

The correct answer is a) 1974 May 18

7. Where is India’s first neutron reactor Kamini built?

a. Tarapur
b. Narora
c. Kudankulam
d. Kalpakkam

The correct answer is d) Kalpakkam

8. What name was given by America to the  atom bomb dropped over Hiroshima?

a. Fatman
b. Littleboy
c. Devil lady
d. None of these

The correct answer is b) Littleboy

9. Which principle is used in the production of an atom bomb?

a. Nuclear fission
b. Nuclear fusion
c. fission & fusion
d. Atomic energy

The correct answer is a) Nuclear fission

10. Hydrogen bomb is based on:

a. Nuclear fission
b. Nuclear fusion
c. fission & fusion
d. Atomic energy

The correct answer is b) Nuclear fusion