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UGC NET Paper 1Environmental Science

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2022 Q1

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Bio-magnification can occur due to consumption of fish by humans. Statement II: Bio-magnification is the tendency of harmful substances...

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2022 Q1

Statement I: Natural soil erosion is the gradual removal of topsoil by natural processes. Statement II: Accelerated soil erosion is caused by human activities. The rate of accelera...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q1

Which of the following statements are true about the world's forests? (A) Forests act as huge carbon sinks. (B) Most of the world's forests are concentrated in the sub-tropical reg...

Natural Resources/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q1

Why are the WHO guidelines on air pollution not binding on member states?

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q3

Threshold concentration of identified pollutants

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q4

Focus on all types of health risks

Development & Environment/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q4

Setting a new standard of air quality in its updated guidelines

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q4

The measure adopted by the WHO to limit the air pollution is:

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q4

Incinerate plastic waste

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2022 Q31

Given below are two statements Statement I: Concentration of Volatile Organic Chemicals is generally 100-1000 times higher in surface water than underground water. Statement II: Th...

Pollution/answer key
2022 Q31

Given below are two statements: Statement I : Bioconcentration in humans can occur due to consumption of fish. Statement II : Bioconcentration is the tendency of hazardous substanc...

Pollution/answer key
2022 Q31

Which of the following are examples of secondary air pollutants? (A) Sulphate (B) Nitric Oxide (NO) (C) Photochemical smog (D) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate (PAN) (E) Polycyclic Aromatic H...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

1 mm layer of pure ozone gas around earth at normal temperature and pressure is equivalent to:

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Identify the correct sequence of average noise levels in increasing order of their magnitude from different sources. (A) City street corner (B) Conversational speech (C) Highway (D...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Carbon monoxide pollution may cause loss of consciousness or death in the exposed individual. For such an an event to occur, the likely minimum percentage saturation level of carbo...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Which of the following are true about Joint Forest Management (JFM)? (A) Its concept was introduced through the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (B) It involves both state forest...

Development & Environment/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Which of the following pesticides is expected to persist in the environment for longer period as compared to others?

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Geothermal field requires combination of following three conditions (A) A natural underground source of water (B) A mountain in the vicinity (C) An impermeable layer (D) A coal min...

Natural Resources/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Geothermal fluids are rich in salts and other contaminants...

Natural Resources/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

Organochlorine pesticides such as DDT's human toxicity is comparatively lower. It is their impact on food chain that leads to acute human toxicity. Their properties that cause them...

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2022 Q31

According to Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules in India, noise (Leq) in educational institutions during night time (10pm-6am) must not exceed

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2022 Q31

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is important for

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q31

The assessment of the life cycle of a product is mainly done keeping in mind:

Development & Environment/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Match List I with List II: List I (Pollutants) (A) Carbon monoxide (CO) (B) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (C) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) (D) Ozone (O3) List II (Health Effects) (I)...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

औद्योगिक काल से पहले से वातावरण में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड सांद्रता में प्रतिशत वृद्धि लगभग है:

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion (A): Large scale dams also cause the Green House Gas emissions. Reas...

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Which of the following pollutants is considered as surrogate for eye irritation?

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2022 Q32

Pyrolysis helps in addressing the Problem of 1. Air Pollution 2. Water Pollution 3. Municipal Solid Wastes 4. Electronic Wastes

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2022 Q32

Given below are two statements: Statement I : To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot. an area must have at least 15000 species of vascular plants. Statement II : To qualify as a biod...

Natural Resources/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

The percentage increase in carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere from pre-industrial times is approximately

Climate Change/answer key
2022 Q32

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Ozone hole over the Antarctica was discovered in 1987 Statement II: The Montreal Protocol envisaged 50% reduction in the use of CFCs, i...

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Which of the following are responsible for global cooling?

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Arrange the following terms chronologically according to the time these were first introduced. (A) Principle of common but differentiated responsibility. (B) Sustainable Developmen...

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2022 Q32

At a typical urban site, the ground level ozone concentration would be maximum at what time of the day?

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2022 Q32

The only energy source which is not in anyway related to Sun is

Natural Resources/answer key
2022 Q32

Aeration process is efficiently used to remove

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2022 Q32

Match List I with List II: List I (A) Mist (B) Smoke (C) Fume (D) Smog List II (I) Aerosols consisting of solid particles (II) Aerosols produced by condensation of hot vapours of m...

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2022 Q32

Which one among the following is not a unit of measurement of surface ozone?

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2022 Q32

Stable atmospheric conditions help in

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2022 Q32

Match List I with List II: List I (Protocol/Summit) (A) Paris Agreement (B) Kyoto Protocol (C) Rio declaration (D) Montreal Protocol List II (Theme) (I) Emissions trading (II) Ozon...

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q32

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Energy produced from biomass is considered 'carbon neutral'....

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2022 Q32

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Atmospheric stability is important because it determines the ability of pollutants to disperse vertically in the atmosphere. Statemen...

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2022 Q33

Which of the following are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

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2022 Q33

Wind energy (A) is an intermittent energy (B) is extremely useful at remote and isolated places (C) does not depend upon weather (D) is a clean energy (E) does not have any environ...

Natural Resources/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q33

Given below are two statements Statement I: Pesticides such as DDT are particularly disruptive to food chains. Statement II: Pesticides are very persistent and soluble in water. In...

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q33

Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R. Assertion A: Bottom ash generated into the boilers of the thermal power plants a...

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2022 Q33

The highest nonzero dose at which no toxic effect is observed in a study on animals is called

Development & Environment/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q33

Arsenic pollution in ground water is due to

Pollution/Hindi/answer key
2022 Q33

The period of Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction is 1. 2015 - 2030 2. 2020 - 2040 3. 2015 - 2025 4. 2020 - 2030

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2022 Q33

What is the correct order of Global Warming Potential (GWP) of following atmospheric chemical species? (A) Chlorofluro Carbon (CFC) (B) Methane (CH4) (C) Carbon dioxide (CO2) (D) N...

Climate Change/Hindi/answer key