Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.‘Mass migration of blue earthworms’ was recently observed in which Indian state?


[A] Kerala
[B] Gujarat
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

2.“Three-banded rosefinch”, declared as the 1,340th bird species in India, was spotted in which state?

[A] Sikkim
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Kochi

3.As per recent data, the population of which species has doubled in the Chilika lake?

[A] Dolphins
[B] Crocodiles
[C] Cat Fish
[D] Turtle

4.Dracopristis hoffmanorum, which was seen in the news recently, is the official name of which species?

[A] Turtle
[B] Spider
[C] Shark
[D] Frog

5.A white-toothed shrew species has been discovered for the first time in a volcanic island- Narcondam Island, located in which state/UT?

[A] Assam
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Andaman &Nicobar Islands
[D] Goa

6.As per the Climate Action Tracker analysis, what would be the rise in global temperature by 2100?

[A] 0.5%
[B] 1.5%
[C] 2.4%
[D] 3.0%

7.Giant wood moth, the heaviest moth in the world, are typically found in which country?

[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] Australia
[D] China

8.What is ‘Glyphosate’, which was recently banned by Telangana Government?

[A] Herbicide
[B] Fertiliser
[C] Pesticide
[D] Fungicide

9.“Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary” is located in which state?

[A] Odisha
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka

10.A new species Ampelorhiza heteroxylon, that was recently found, belongs to which category?

[A] Insect
[B] Plant
[C] Aquatic Animal
[D] Land Animal