UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

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

  1. It can use thorium in place of uranium for power generation
  2. It can attain a global role in satellite navigation
  3. It can drastically improve the efficiency of its fission reactors in power generation
  4. It can build fusion reactors for power generation

Answer

Correct Answer

It can build fusion reactors for power generation

Explanation

ITER is an international project to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion as an energy source; its success would enable India to build fusion reactors for power generation.

Topics: fusion research, iter, nuclear energy, science and technology