Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.The Himalayas assume different physical and mechanical properties in different directions due to the property of ………?

[A] Isotropy
[B] Anisotropy
[C] Electromagnetism
[D] Piezo Electricity

2.With reference to forests, what is the season between winter and monsoon referred to as?

[A] Rainfall Season
[B] Forest fire season
[C] Post-winter season
[D] Spring Season

3.In which state / UT a glacier burst has been reported recently?

[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Ladakh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Jammu and Kashmir

4.Viverricula indica is the name of which cat-like mammal, that has been rescued recently in East Godavari?

[A] Civet
[B] Mongoose
[C] Genet
[D] Hyena

5.Which species of frog is the officially largest frog in the world?

[A] Goliath frog
[B] African Bull frog
[C] American Bull frog
[D] Cane Toad

6.Which is the deepest Oceanic trench on the Earth?

[A] Molloy Hole
[B] Mariana Trench
[C] Brownson Deep
[D] Factorian Deep

7.Which of the following cyclones have formed in the Arabian Sea, in the past?

[A] Vardah
[B] Fani
[C] Gaja
[D] Nilofar

8.As per the research by Aalto University, which condition would lead to fall in global food production by 1/3rd of the present levels?

[A] Greenhouse gas emission
[B] US / EU Protectionism
[C] USA – China Trade war
[D] El Nino

9.New species of skink was found from Western Ghats. What is a skink?

[A] Fish
[B] Reptile
[C] Insect
[D] Bird

10.Little Bloodtail, which is considered as a harbinger of monsoon, belong to which type of species?

[A] Humming Bird
[B] Dragonfly
[C] Frog
[D] Turtle