SSC Sample Paper NCERT - Sample Paper-1

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    India is an important member of the 'International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor'. If this experiment succeeds, what is the immediate advantage for India?                                                                                               (2016)

    A)  It can use thorium in place of uranium for power generation

    B)  It can attain a global role in satellite navigation

    C)  It can drastically improve the efficiency of its fission reactors in power generation

    D)  It can build fusion reactors for power generation

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] ITER, meaning the way in Latin, is an experimental fusion reactor being constructed presently at Cadarche, in the south of France. ITER is a step towards future production of electricity from fusion energy. Nuclear fusion is the process in which the Sun and the stars produce energy by fusing light nuclei of hydrogen.


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