Hazards and safety measures of radiations - class-X
Hazards and safety measures of radiations
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Fill in the blank.
__________ arises from the 'burning' of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor.
- Low-level- waste
- High-level waste
- Intermediate level waste
- Very low level waste
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The degree and kind of damage due to radiation varies in which of the following ways?
- kind of radiation
- duration of exposure
- amount of radiation
- All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The wastes generated from hospitals and industry, as well as the nuclear fuel cycle are generally known as
- High-level waste
- Low-level waste
- Intermediate-level waste
- None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Match the following :
| Radio isotope | Cures disease |
|---|---|
| i) Radio sodium | a) Thyroid gland |
| ii) Radio phosphorus | b) Cancer |
| iii) Radio cobalt circulation | c) Blocks in blood |
| iv) Radio iodine | d) Leukamia |
- i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d
- i-a, ii-c, iii-b,iv-d
- i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a
- i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Fill in the blank.
Radioactive contamination can enter the body through ____________.
- inhalation
- ingestion
- absorption
- all of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Spent fuel rods and obsolete nuclear weapons are examples of
- decommissioned waste
- high-level nuclear waste
- low-level nuclear waste
- recycled nuclear waste
- itinerant nuclear waste
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The rad is the correct unit used to report the measurement of
- the rate of decay of radioactive source
- the ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to produce ions in a target
- the energy delivered by radiation to a target.
- the biological effect of radiation
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Radiation exposure comes from
- Background Sources
- Manmade sources
- Medical processes
- All of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following hazards is not associated with a liquid metal breeder reactor (LMFBR)?
- little fissionable material is formed
- a sodium explosion occurs if it comes in contact with water
- the plutonium by-product can be made into nuclear weapons and, therefore, poses a security risk
- all of the above are hazards associated with the LMFBR