Anurag Pandey

Past IES Questions –Nuclear Tech (Solved) With Detailed explanations and notes which I prepared for my exam. Keep reading, keep testing. 24. The energy produced by 4-5 tons of high grade coal is equivalent to the energy produced by (A) 1 kg of Uranium (B ) 1 gram of Uranium (C) 100 grams of Uranium (D) 10 grams of Uranium Fact: A kilogram of uranium-235 (U-235) converted via nuclear processes releases approximately three million times more energy than a kilogram of coal burned conventionally (7.2 × 10 13 joules per kilogram of uranium-235 versus 2.4 × 10 7 joules per kilogram of coal). [ 25. Enriched Uranium is one in which (A) Percentage of U235 has been artificially increased (B) Percentage of U238 has been artificially increased (C) Percentage of U234 has been artificially increased (D) Extra energy is pumped from outside 26. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? (A) Fusion is the combination of heavy nuclei of elements

This is summary of Vocabulary asked in ESE in past decade which I prepared during my preparations. This may serve as a ready reckoner and a check list. Have fun... 2010 BEMOAN : To express grief, disapproval, deplore PROSAIC : Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull OMINOUS: portending evil or harm ; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious ELOQUENT : Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse FRAIL : fragile, weak DERELECT : 1. Run-down; dilapidated  2. Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss INJUNCTION : a command, directive, or order  (legal) IMPLORE : To beg for urgently; entreat , beseech GROTESQUE : ludicrous or incongruous distortion ; Outlandish or bizarre PERTINENT : having precise or logical relevance ; apt; germane (suitable, relevant & appropriate) PAROCHIAL : religious; narrow-minded; provincial  ( a parochial outlook) FICKLE   : liable to change; unstable, capricious (fickle minded) ; mercurial DISGRUNT