UGC NET Paper 1 — People-Env
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Identify the correct sequence of countries contributing to global CO2 emission in decreasing order from fossil fuel burning, cement manufacturing and gas flaring in the year 2014 A...
Identify the correct sequence of the following States Union of India in terms of increasing wind energy potential
The only UN Treaty related to environmental issues which has been ratified by all 197 UN member states is:
A multilateral fund for implementation of Montreal Protocol was set up to provide financial and technical assistance to developing countries, parties to Montreal protocol, whose an...
Sustainable Development Goal - 'Life below water' aims at conserving and sustainably using:
From the following list. identify the sources of solid waste: i) Residential areas ii) Oceans iii) Institutional areas iv) Agriculture v) Dust storms Select the correct answer from...
Under which of the following objectives of Millennium Development Goals, the progress in the world as a whole has been least satisfactory?
Which of the following conventions protocol originated from Rio Earth Summit? A. UN Framework convention on climate change B. Ramsar convention on wetlands C. UN convention to comb...
To put the world on a least cost pathway to limiting global warming to 2°C above the pre-industrial level, global greenhouse gas emission by 2030 with reference to 2017, require re...
Which among the following are used as semiconductor materials to fabricate solar cells
Which of the following goals are part of Sustainable Development Goals? A. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure B. Universal higher education C. Reduced Inequality D. Partnershi...
As of now, which of the following is a leading country in wind energy based electricity generation?
Identify the objectives specific to sustainable Development Goals among the following: (i) Responsible consumption and production (ii) Life on land (iii) Improving maternal health...
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), an important parameter of water quality, is essential for survival of
Arrange the Global Warming Potential of a molecule of the following greenhouse gases (relative to CO2) in decreasing order: (i) Methane (ii) Nitrous Oxide (iii) CFC - 12 (iv) CFC -...
Identify the sources of soil pollution from the following list: i) Industrial effluents ii) Eutrophication iii) Unscientific disposal of nuclear waste iv) Off-shore oil drilling v)...
Identify the correct sequence in decreasing order of the carbon per unit mass of the following carbon reservoirs in the aquatic environment of oceans a. Sediments b. Living organis...
Which of the following statements represents mangrove characteristics as a safety hedge?
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a condition:
Under Millennium Development Goal 5, maternal mortality ratio between 1990 and 2015 was to be reduced by:
Among the following elements which is typically the most abundant in dried sewage sludge?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) need to be phased out to protect the Ozo...
Which of the following is not a Sustainable Development Goal? (A) Gender equity (B) Climate action (C) Protection of Ozone layer (D) Life below water
Arrange the following countries in increasing order of their installed capacities of wind energy (as of 2018): A. China B. India C. USA D. France E. Germany
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Dioxins and furans are highly toxic substances produced mainly during incineration of municipal solid waste. hazardous and medical wast...
Identify the correct sequence of sectoral global CO2 emissions in increasing order as per IPCC (2014) report:
Match List I with List II List I International Agreements a. Kyoto Protocol b. Paris Agreement c. Rio Summit d. International Solar Alliance List II Provisions i. Convention on Bio...
Under Goal 2 of Millennium Development Goals, UN member countries were to ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls would be able to complete a full course of:
Match the following. List-I (Toxic and Hazardous substances) (a) Vinyl Chloride (b) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (c) Benzo(a)pyrene (d) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons List-II...
Mitigation measure to cope with floods include a. Elevating or protecting electrical service panels b. Upsizing culverts to better handle flood surges c. Protecting facilities with...
Which of the following are Millennium Development Goals? A. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger B. Improving maternal health C. Addressing climate change D. Promoting gender equ...
Under Goal 4 of Millennium Development Goals, the reduction sought to be achieved in under-five child mortality rate between 1990-2015 was to the extent of
The phenomenon of ozone depletion is caused by A. Volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons B. Emissions from thermal power plants C. Combustion of urban waster D. Excessive use of nitroge...
Which of the following was NOT an issue to be addresses under Millennium Development Goals?
Millennium Development Goals of Global Partnership for development envisaged making available the benefit of new technologies- especially which of the following?
When did the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the International Program in Environmental Education (IEEP) come into existence?
Identify from the following features which describe most appropriately the Indian values A. Emphasis on individual ambition B. Emphasis on collectivism C. Emphasis on social progre...
Helping individuals and social groups acquire social values, contributes to development of:
Identify the correct sequence of countries in decreasing order of their contributions to per capita emissions of carbon dioxide emissions at present A. India B. China C. USA D. Jap...
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In the contemporary environmental discourse, small hydropower plan...
Day time noise standard prescribed for residential areas in India is
Given below are two Statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Despite increasing vulnerability to natural disasters many communi...
The survival of birds in the ecosystem is under threat because of:
Most of species have fallen into the category of being: [truncated]
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set in 2015 by the United Nations are intended to be achieved by