UGC NET Environmental Science Exam - English

Which of the following is/are the basic paradigms in classroom teaching?

The prime requirement to become a good teacher is to have

Which of the following statement/s is/are NOT true ?

The most desirable skill of teacher is to

Match List I with List II

Which of the following statements is true?

In order to solve the problem of aimlessness in education, we should develop -

If a student misbehaves with other students in the class, the teacher should -

How can a failed student be encouraged to study sincerely in the same class?

Our examination system is -

A suitable title for the passage could be

Describing the element of worship ‘open the attack,’ the author implies that it

The tone of the passage can be best described as:

Which is the main objective of research?

Sampling error decreases with the

The principles of fundamental research are used in

Users who use media for their own ends are indentified as

Classroom communication can be described as

Marble stone used for the construction of the Taj Mahal was brought from the ancestral domain of Raja Jai Singh. The name of the place where mines of  marble is

The popular name of Taj Mahal was given by

What is the main idea of this passage?

According to the passage, what is a challenge of increased technological interconnectedness?

The word "discern" in the passage most closely means:

What can be inferred about the impact of misinformation?

The author's tone in this passage can be best described as:

Identify the fallacy in the following argument: "Alan is tall, dark and handsome and has blue eyes. Bill is also tall, dark and handsome".

According to Jaina philosophy, which among the following is not a form of indirect knowledge.

Suppose a man swims 12 km upstream and 20 km down stream in a river in 4 hours. If he swims 18 km upstream and 10 km downstream also in 4 hours, then the speed at which he swims in the still water is.

Identify the number that occurs in the series 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ....
(A)738
(B) 349
(C) 520
(D) 222
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the following gases in the ascending order of their global warning potential (GWD):
(A) CO₂
(B) CH
(C) SF
(D) CFC-11
(E) N₂O
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Who sends what to whom in a communication process?
(A) Channel sends the message to sender
(B) Sender sends messages to receiver
(C) Sender sends the feedback to receiver
(D) Receiver sends messages to sender
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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 Organic Compounds (VOCs)
(E) Sunlight
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which fallacy is committed in the following statement?
"People with cases of flu should be kept in quarantine, because it has never been disproven as the best means of keeping the disease from spreading."

Match List I with List II.
LISTI (Ancient Treatises)                          LIST II (Author)
A. Lilavati                                                   I. Chanakya
B. Yoga-Sutras                                          II. Gautam
C. Nyaya-Sutras                                       III. Patanjali
D. Arthashastra                                        IV. Bhaskaracharya
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Which of the following Indian universities were modelled on the lines of University of London?
(A) Calcutta
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Andhra
(E) Mysore
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Identify the correct order of the term A-E to complete the following paragraph about computer devices and technology. An ________ allows a user to write on a surface using a pen, and the text and drawings can then be captured and stored for later use. An ________ printer produces a hard copy of a document using and piezoelectric technology. A printer uses a drum, and positive and negative charges, to produce a _____ hard copy of a document.
(A) inkjet
(B) interactive whiteboard
(C) laser
(D) rotating
(E) thermal bubble
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Kyoto protocol only binds developed countries and places heavier burden on them
Statement II: Kyoto protocol has nothing to do with United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC)
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Consider the following letter series AA, BD, CI, DP,?, ...
The next term (?) in the series is

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Internet is commonly used service on the World Wide Web
Statement II: HTTP is the protocol that web browsers and web servers use to communicate with each other over the Internet
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Negative communicators usually express
(A) Verbal softness
(B) Optimism
(C) Pessimism
(D) Resentment
(E) Distrust
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

method of Identify the correct order of the term A-E given below that completes the paragraph describing a operation for a keyboard.
A computer keyboard has a key matrix underneath the keys when a key is pressed, it presses a switchthat completes a ___________. This allows __________ to follow. The location of the key pressed is ______. The location of the key pressed is compared to a ________ map to find the _________ value for the key that has been pressed.
(A) Binary
(B) Calculated
(C) Character
(D) Circuit
(E) Current
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion (A): Teachers must encourage students to ask questions.
Reason (R): Asking questions can create curiosity and develop passion for learning
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
Choose the correct answer from below:

The advantages of research based on field experiments are:
A. A strong external validity
B. Subjects behave normally and naturally
C. The experiment takes place in a natural setting
D. Generation of primary data
E. Non-requirement of elaborate logistics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Effective classroom communication will enable
A. Efficient teaching
B. Interest in learning
C. Minimal assessment
D. Interaction between teacher and students
E. Teacher-centric behaviour
Choose the correct answer given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Exploration is particularly useful when researchers lack a clear idea of the problems they will meet during the study
Statement II: Through exploration, researchers develop concepts more clearly, establish priorities, develop operational definitions, and improve the final research design
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In order to transform the regulatory system of Higher Education, the NEP proposes to set up HECI (Higher Education Commission of India). Which of the following are verticals of HECI?
A. NHERC
B. NAS
C. HEGC
D. NCIVE
E. NAC
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Some of the types of hypothesis are as follows:
A. Descriptive
B. Null
C. Confounding
D. Intervening
E. Explanatory (Causal)
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Which of the given learner characteristics are associated with field dependent (holistic/visual) learning style?
(i) Focusing on facts and principles
(ii) Relating concepts to personal experience
(iii) Formal interaction with teacher related to tasks at hand
(iv) Preferring to compete rather than cooperate
(v) Preferring to cooperate rather than compete
(vi) Perceiving global aspects of concepts and materials
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following potential factors affecting teaching are related to instructional facilities and learning environment?
(i) Praise and encouragement by teachers
(ii) Non availability of textbooks/reading materials for use
(iii) Proactive moves in the interactive processes
(iv) Shortage of highly qualified teachers
(v) Availability of smart classes
Choose the correct answer from the following options:

Identify the qualitative research designs from the list given below:
(i) Exploring common experiences of individuals to develop a theory
(ii) Controlling, manipulating, observing and measuring the effect
(iii) Exploring the shared culture of a group of people
(iv) Exploring individual stories to describe the lives of people
(v) Extending generalizations from sample to population
Select the correct answer from the following options:

Thermal stratification of aquatic ecosystems takes place in

The scale length of pressure variations in atmosphere in vertical direction in about

Which radioacative elements is considered as an indoor pollutant

In a closed thermodynamic system, across its boundaries

In an urban area, moist air at 27  has a mixing ratio- of 50 gm per kg. Its virtual temperature is

Identify the correct sequence of energy flow through various levels of an ecosystem

What are the steps necessary for sustainable management of renewable resources?

Fluxes of heat ,water vapour and momentum are constant in

Inversions occur when atmosphere is

When one species limits access of another species to a resource regardless of whether the resource is abundant or scarce ,it is called

Nanda Devi Sunderbans  are  examples of Indian

If the standard deviation of a population is 20 and the standard error of mean is ,then the sample size is

In a multiple regression model , the explained variance per d.f .is 50 and unexplained  variance per d.f. is 10 the F-ratio is

Which one of the following is not a random sampling method?

The acidity of normal rain water is due to

Per cent of water on the world’s surface representing fresh water is

Assertion (A) : Every country should integrate the principles of sustainable development into its policies and programmes.
Reason (R) :Environmental resources are a nation’s wealth
Chooes the correctcode from the following

wind rose represents statistical distribution of.

In the redox  reaction given below , which one of  the substrates in forward reaction is oxidezed?
2Fe³⁺ + H₂→ 2Fe²⁺ + 2H⁺

Assertion (A) Biosphere constitutes an excellent life- support system which is sustainable and can fulfill all human needs .
Reason (R): The size and productivity of  the biosphere is limited availability of water, nutrients and environmental conditions .Identify the correct code:

Geostrophic wind occurs when pressure gradient force balances

Scales of Meteorolgy  are  in the following adersatring from the least

When the full potential of physical , chemical and biological factors, a species can use if there is no competition , it is called

The uppermost zone of atmosphere of earth, where shortwave ultraviolet radiations are absorbed, is

An endotherm basal metabolic rate stays constant throughout a range of environmental temperatures known as the:
I.  Lower critical temperature zone
II.  Thermoneutral zone
III.  Higher critical temperature zoneChoose the correct answer:

Which of the following is/are types of pollution that affect the environment?

Indicators for sustainable development are:
I. environmental pressures
II. environmental quality
III. society s responseChoose the correct answer:

Stoichiometric calculations are based on:

BOD of the effluents discharged on land for irrigation should not exceed:

For a clear night and with windspeeds< 3 m/s , the atmosphere is

Assertion (A)  :  Chemosynthesis plays an important role in ‘S’ cycle.
Reason  (R)  :  In chemosynthesis, some sulphur compounds act as source of energy
Codes  :

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement.

Protecting nature and the wilderness for its own sake is referred as

For the analysis of oxides of Nitrogen, whichof the following set of reagents are used

Which one of the following elements contributes maximum to the earth crust by weight

The lowest temperature is observed in which layer of the atmosphere

Which of the following gases has the lowest residence time

Which of the following statement is incorrect

The most abundant functional group present in fulvic acid commonly found in soils is :

Mesoscale Meteorogical Phenomena occur over areas of horizontal distance in the range (km)

The Indian monsoon period is from

Which of the following is not a reactive oxygen species

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas ?

Azaridine, Ethylene dibromide, Bis(chloromethyl) ether are

The grain size (USDA) of silt in soil ranges between :

What will be BOD, for a wastewater sample when 21 ml of sample is diluted to 300 ml in BOD bottle to determine dissolved oxygen .
[Given: Initial DO, = 10 mg/l; Five days later DO5 = 5 mg/l]

What will be the concentration of 40 ppb SOâ‚‚ in µg/m³ unit at 25°C ?

National Ambient air quality standards typically include following components :

Primary air pollutants differ from secondary air pollutants as they :

Continuity equation expresses the law of conservation of :

Which of the following statements correctly represent the environmental wisdom worldwide ?

Exposure concentration is _______ .

In ecotoxicology studies, ED - 50 is _______ .

A hypothesis, that predicts a linear relationship in which rate of ecosystem processes is maximum with greatest number of species, is known as :

Which of the following is not a phase of secondary succession ?

The Concept of r - and k - selection was originally given by :

The prefix "steno" and "eury” have been used for :

The strong and rapidly moving circumpolar upper air westerly circulation in a narrow belt of a few hundred kilometers width in the upper limit of the troposphere is called _______ .

Coriolis effect is :

The boundary between fresh and salty groundwater along shorelines is determined by  :

The sum of diffused and direct solar radiation, is called :

Which one of the following elements is used in making Photovoltaic Solar cell ?

The destructive distillation of coal yielding products such as gasoline, diesel oil and other products, is known as

Which process facilitates conversion of raw fat into biodiesel in the presence of alcohol ?

Which plant/tree has been recommended in India for extraction of biodiesel ?

Anammox bacteria is required for which of the following steps in wastewater treatment ?

Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement ?

The use of bacteria and other microorganisms to breakdown hazardous waste into relatively harmless components, is termed as :

Which of the following is INCORRECT about the given decomposition reaction ?

Heavy metals are retained in soil/sludge by :

There is often a formal review and licensing procedures of Environmental Impact Assessment. Who would NOT carry out such a procedure ?

As per United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), which of the following has role in the assessment and review of the effective implementation of the convention ?

"A financial mechanism through which developing countries would be rewarded for emission reduction achieved by taking action to reduce deforestation and forest degradation" refers to :

Which of the following principle was introduced in 1972 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guiding principles concerning Institutional Economic Aspects of Environmental Pollution ?

Which section of Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 deals with offences by companies ?

Which Article of the Constitution of India states that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment and to have compassion for living creatures ?

Which among the following is the first major Environmental Protection act to be promulgated in India ?

Which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code refers to making atmosphere noxious to health as a punishable offence ?

Which of the following is NOT included during Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ?

To find out the degree of linear relationship between age and height of trees, the parameter to be estimated is :

The Coefficient of Variation can be measured by :

Which of the following is a nominal variable ?

'Hysteresis' is the best defined as :

Which one of the following is correctly matched pair ?

Who among the following received Noble Prize for peace and started the Green Belt Movement ?

Genetic Engineering is possible because :

LEED, one of the Sustainable Habitat green rating systems, refers to :

'Prerak Dauur Samman', the annual award given under which of the following scheme of Government of India ?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Active ingredient in most pesticides are organic chlorine compounds .
Reason (R) : Organo chlorines have low solubility in water, high solubility in hydrocarbon like environment and have relatively high toxicity to insects and low toxicity to humans .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Temperature of large waterbody varies more slowly than that of the land of comparable size .
Reason (R) : Specific heat of water is high i.e., about five times of soil .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A): Small increase in wind velocity and height of turbine produces a large increase in energy yield .
Reason (R) : Energy yield from wind is proportional to third power of wind speed and wind speed increases with height above ground .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : a and ß particles, emitted during a radioactive decay of a nucleus are simply nucleus of Helium and electron and are called as ionizing radiations .
Reason (R) : a and ß particles produced in the radioactive decay are ejected with an incredible amount of energy of motion. When this energy is absorbed by matter encountered by the particle, it often ionises atoms and molecules .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A): Cool pavements are generally composed of light coloured material with high permeability .
Reason (R) : Lighter coloured pavements reflect more light and absorb less heat. High permeability allow water to percolate and evaporate, thereby cooling pavement and surrounding air .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Dematerialization. the progressive decrease in size and weight of a product as a result of technological improvement is an example of source reduction .
Reason (R) : New product is more durable than the one being replaced .
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :