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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Question
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‘Apsara’ is the name of India’s first
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Ground Battle Tank
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Nuclear Reactor
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Railway Locomotive
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Helicopter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -APSARA achieved criticality on August 4, 1956 and was the first research reactor in Asia to achieve criticality. It was a pool type reactor of 1 MW power with highly enriched uranium as fuel (4.5 kg) in the form of plates. Light water was used as both moderator and coolant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first nuclear power reactors built in India were two BWRs at Tarapur, constructed by GE as turnkey projects through Indo-US cooperation.
Detailed explanation-3: -APSARA is located at BARC, Mumbai.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chicago Pile 1 was the world’s first nuclear reactor, built in 1942 by Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi.
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