02-01-2018, 04:28 PM
ATOMIC RESEARCH
*Father of Indian Atomic Research
Ans : Homi. J. Bhabha
*Father of Indian Atom bomb
Ans : Raja Ramanna
*The head of the entire nuclear project of first nuclear explosion in India
Ans : Raja Ramanna
*India’s journey to atomic research started with the formation of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
*AEC was formed in August 1948 at Mumbai.
*Department of Atomic Energy was formed on
Ans : 3rd August 1954
*First chairman of AEC
Ans : Homi. J. Bhabha
*Atomic Energy establishment was formed on
Ans : 3rd January 1954
*It Was renamed as Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on
Ans : 22nd January 1967.
*BARC is the Research and Development centre of DAE (Department of Atomic Energy)
*Headquarters of BARC
Ans : Trombay (Mumbai)
*Present Director of BARC
Ans : K.N. Vyas
Motto
*Motto of BARC
Ans : "Atoms in the Service of the Nation”
Important Power Stations in India
*First atomic power station in India
Ans : Tarapur
*Largest nuclear power station in India
Ans : Tarapur (Maharashtra)
*It was commissioned in 1969.
Kudankulam Project
*Kudankulam atomic power station located in
Ans : Thirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
*The Country that collaborates with India to build Kudankulam atomic station
Ans : Russia
*Kudankulam project was signed on
Ans : 20th November 1988
*Kudankulam Project was signed by
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi & Mikhail Gorbachev
*The local leader who protested against the construction of Kudankulam project
Ans : S.P. Udayakumar
*The fuel used for the reactors at Kudankulam power station
Ans : Enriched Uranium (Uranium 235)
*Moderator used in Kudankulam power station
Ans : Light Water
*The organisation that is responsible for the construction and operation of Kudankulam power plant
Ans : Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL)
*Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) is located in
Ans : Rawatbhata in Rajasthan
*Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) is located at Kalpakkam about 80 kms south of Chennai
*India’s first indigeneously constructed nuclear power station
Ans : Madras Power Station (MAPS)
*MAPS was commissioned on
Ans : 24th January 1984
*Narora Atomic Power Stationis located in
Ans : Narora in Uttar pradesh
*India’s first atomic reactor
Ans : Apsara
*Asia’s first research reactor
Ans : Apsara
*Second nuclear reactor to be built in India
Ans : Cirus
*India’s largest nuclear research reactor
Ans : Dhruva
*India’s first fast breeder neutron experimental reactor
Ans : Kamini
*World’s only thorium based experimental reactor
Ans : Kamini
IGCAR (Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research)
*The Research center which was started for the research works of fast breeder reactors
Ans : IGCAR
*IGCAR was established in 1971
*IGCAR is situated in,Kalpakkam
*IGCAR was earlier known as Reactor Research center
*Reactor Research Center was established in 1969
Important Atomic Power Plants of India
*Tarapur -Maharashtra
*Jaitapur- Maharashtra
*Kudamkulam -Tamil Nadu
*Kalpakkam-Tamil Nadu
*Rawatbhata (Kotta) - Rajasthan
*Kakrapara- Gujarat
*Kaiga -Karnataka
*Narora - Uttarpradesh
Info Plus
*Nuclear Libaility Act was passed in
Ans : 2010 August 25
*Nuclear deal signed by India and USA
Ans : 123 Agreement
*123 Agreement was signed in
Ans : 2008
*The former Indian President who played an important role in the second nuclear explosion of India
Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
