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UGC NET Paper 1Environmental Science

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2024 Q22

Which of the following are essential requirements for the formation of photochemical SMOG? A. Carbon monooxide (CO) B. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) C. Carbon dioxide (CO2) D. Volatile Or...

Pollution/Hindi
2024 Q22

Which of the following are essential requirements for the formation of photochemical SMOG? A. Carbon monooxide (CO) B. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) C. Carbon dioxide (CO2) D. Volatile Or...

/Hindi/answer key/explanation
2024 Q26

Indigenous Knowledge and Resource Management System is at best can be considered as- 1. Mitigation Response 2. Adaptation Response 3. Decarbonization Response 4. Ethical Response

Development & Environment/answer key/explanation
2024 Q27

Which of the following agencies launched the "International Environmental Education Programme"? 1. UNESCO 2. UNEP 3. IUCN 4. GEF

Development & Environment/answer key/explanation
2024 Q33

What is the full form of POPs?

/Hindi
2024 Q33

What is the full form of POPs ?

Environmental Treaties/Hindi
2024 Q35

Match List - I with List - II. List-I (Goals/Targets of MDGs and SDGs) A. Goals in Millennium Development Goals B. Targets in Millennium Development Goals C. Goals in Sustainable D...

Development & Environment/Hindi
2024 Q35

Cloudless night with low wind speed indicates:

Pollution/answer key/explanation
2024 Q35

Match List - I with List - II. List-I (Goals/Targets of MDGs and SDGs) A. Goals in Millennium Development Goals B. Targets in Millennium Development Goals C. Goals in Sustainable D...

/Hindi/answer key/explanation
2024 Q36

Excess presence of which one of the following in drinking water can elevate the blood pressure of humans ?

2024 Q36

The convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) was first opened for signature during

2024 Q36

In Kyoto protocol, how much target was fixed for the reduction of concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) below 1990 level, during first commitment period 2008-12 by state partie...

2024 Q36

Which one of the following is used as a reference to measure the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a green house gas?

2024 Q36

Pure rain water is naturally:

2024 Q36

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I (Fuel Type) A. Non fuel B. Alternative fuel C. Non traditional fossil fuel D. Emerging fuel LIST II (Example) I. Biodiesel II. Hydrogen fuel ce...

/answer key
2024 Q36

Which of the following is used as a reference to measure the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of greenhouse gases?

/Hindi
2024 Q36

What is the nature of pure rainwater?

/Hindi
2024 Q36

What is the mission of International Solar Alliance ?

/Hindi
2024 Q36

Green Muffler is used to reduce

2024 Q36

Which one of the following is known as the heart of sewage treatment?

2024 Q36

The amount of rainfall required to saturate the soil is known as.

/Hindi
2024 Q36

UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Connection on Climate Change) was outcome of which of the following meetings?

/answer key/explanation
2024 Q36

Which of the following is correct chronological order of earliest to latest of different acts according to their year of enactment in India?

2024 Q36

Which one of the following is known as the heart of sewage treatment?

/Hindi
2024 Q36

यू एन एफ सी सी सी (संयुक्त राष्ट्र जलवायु परिवर्तन संबंधी अभिसमय की रुपरेखा) निम्नलिखित में से किस बैठक का प्रतिफल था ?

/Hindi/answer key/explanation
2024 Q36

Radioactivity in drinking water can be caused due to presence of naturally or anthropogenically occurring radionuclides. Which one of the following is a naturally occurring radionu...

2024 Q37

Which of the following are released significantly during combustion of coal ? (A) Soot (B) Sulfate (C) Nitrate (D) Flyash (E) Ammonia Choose the correct answer from the options giv...

2024 Q37

Which one of the following agreements/protocols mainly focuses on the curbing of global temperature rise ?

/Hindi
2024 Q37

To understand the Global Climate Change, GCM model are widely used. GCM stands for

2024 Q37

Groundwater is specially prone to excessive hardness due to.

2024 Q37

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I (Particulate Matter Terms) A. Aerosol B. Nano Particles C. Smoke D. Fine particles LIST II (Explanation) I. Particles formed by incomplete comb...

2024 Q37

Which of the following fuels produces the minimum amount of soot particles during combustion?

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Which of the following are true about class I and class II ozone depleting substances? A. Ozone depleting potential of class-I substances are far more than class II B. Ozone deplet...

2024 Q37

Sustainable Development Goal 7 is related to?

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Which of the following has the highest Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

2024 Q37

Sustainable Development Goal 7 is related to.

2024 Q37

Which one of the following is considered as a prominent indoor air pollutant ?

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Benefits of biodiesel over petrodiesel are: A. Biodiesel contains virtually no sulfur B. Biodiesel emits substantially lower carbon monoxide (CO) C. Biodiesel is a better lubricant...

2024 Q37

पेट्रोडीज़ल की तुलना में बायोडीज़ल के लाभ हैं: A. बायोडीज़ल में वस्तुतः सल्फर नहीं होता है। B. बायोडीज़ल अत्यत्तः कम कार्बन मोनोओक्साइड (CO) का उत्सर्जन करता है। C. बायोडीज़ल पेट्र...

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Which of the following are biogas ? (A) Marsh Gas (B) Swamp Gas (C) Producer Gas (D) Compost Gas (E) Flue Gas Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2024 Q37

Cloudless night with low wind speed indicates:

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Biomass A. is a carbon cycle neutral fuel B. has significantly higher calorific value then coal C. can be converted in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels D. can be converted into Prod...

/Hindi
2024 Q37

Which of the following is not caused due to noise pollution?

2024 Q37

Presence of Lead in drinking water can adversely affect the human health. The three vital systems in the human body that are most sensitive to Lead are: (A) Nervous system (B) Card...

2024 Q38

Arrange the following events in the order of their occurrence starting from oldest to the recent. A. Bhopal gas tragedy B. Fukushima disaster C. Chernobyl disaster D. California Sm...

2024 Q38

Match List I with List - II. List - I (Water treatment) (A) Primary (B) Secondary (C) Terliary (D) Advanced List - II (Process) (I) Removal of wastes with the help of activated cha...

2024 Q38

Match List - I with List - II: List - I (Water Treatment) (A) Primary (B) Secondary (C) Tertiary (D) Advanced List - II (Process) (I) Removal of waste with the help of activated ch...

/Hindi
2024 Q38

Which of the following came as alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as refrigerants? A. Hydrofluorocarbons B. Perfluorocarbons C. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons D. Halons Choose th...

/Hindi/answer key/explanation
2024 Q38

Which of the following is an example of negative feedback in the context of climate change?

2024 Q38

Which of the following are true about Waste-to-Energy incinerations? A. It serves dual purpose of disposing municipal solid waste and producing energy B. It produces fly ash C. It...