Skip to content
Early access — you're among the first to try PYQLabs. Share feedback

UGC NET Paper 1Environmental Science

887 questions across 12 years

Public preview: answer keys and topic tags are available on many questions, while original explanations are being added selectively. Use the filters below for cleaner practice.

By year

By topic

Practice questions

16 questions shown from 2018.

Showing 2018 questions.
2018 Q32

One of the following has a positive human influence on the environment:

Development & Environment
2018 Q36

In the two sets given below, set-I specifies level in a water sample, while set - II provides observations. Match the two sets and indicate your answer from the code given below. S...

Pollution
2018 Q36

The two major processes involved in the carbon cycle are:

Development & Environment/answer key
2018 Q36

Which of the following gases initiates a chain reaction that breaks-down ozone in the upper atmosphere?

Climate Change
2018 Q37

Assertion "A": The ecosystem surrounding a river gets damaged due to construction of a dam. Reason "R": The area gets inundated with large volume of water. Choose the correct code:

Development & Environment
2018 Q38

International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) was observed between:

Development & Environment/answer key
2018 Q39

High level lead (Pb) exposures in humans through inhalations or food consumption may cause: (a) Mental retardation (b) High blood pressure (c) Disorder of central nervous system Se...

Pollution
2018 Q39

Consider the following statements: (a) The radiation reflected back to the atmosphere is called albedo. (b) The atmosphere is essential in maintaining the heat balance of the body....

Climate Change/answer key
2018 Q41

Assertion “A”: The environmental impact of soil erosion can best be mitigated by removing vegetative cover only from the specific site on which construction is to take place. Reaso...

Pollution
2018 Q42

Following are two sets of items. Set-I lists different types of washes, while Set-II indicates method of their disposal. Match the two sets and given your answer from the code give...

Development & Environment
2018 Q43

Assertion "A": Environmental and social impact assessments never overlap with each other. Reason "R": Environmental and social impact assessments are effectively opposite ends of t...

Development & Environment/answer key
2018 Q44

What is the long term effect of cutting down larger areas of rain forests?

Development & Environment/answer key
2018 Q45

In the scheme of life, soil is an essential resource of life, as it plays the following roles. (a) It is a reservoir of carbon. (b) It is the medium for growth of food and energy f...

Development & Environment
2018 Q46

Assertion "A": Natural gas is a very attractive eco-friendly fuel. Reason "R": It produces few pollutants and less carbon dioxide per unit energy than any other fossil fuel on comb...

Natural Resources
2018 Q48

Plants suitable for biomonitoring of Sulphur Dioxide pollution are:

Pollution
2018 Q49

Recent study showed that, River Ganga will not flow cleaner in the near future. Which of the following reasons is false?

Pollution/answer key