Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which state/UT?

[A] Puducherry
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh

2.Cyrtodactylus exercitus, which is a new species of Gecko, has been identified in which state?

[A] Meghalaya
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Manipur
[D] Haryana

3.Thiomargarita Magnifica, seen in the news, is the largest ever microbe of which category?

[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Alga
[D] Fungus

4.As per the WII’s recent report, which tiger reserve has more Tiger Density above its carrying capacity?

[A] Sunderbans
[B] Namdapha
[C] Kanha
[D] Corbett

5.India’s First-ever live sighting of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) has been reported in which state/UT?

[A] Kerala
[B] Lakshadweep
[C] Goa
[D] Maharashtra

6.Which Union Ministry issued an order to exempt certain types of genome edited crops from rules applicable on GM crops?

[A] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

7.Which country has approved the ‘Rights of Nature’ in its Constitution?

[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Chile
[D] Germany

8.‘Prakriti’, which was recently launched, is mascot to create awareness on which field?

[A] Plastic pollution
[B] Gender Equality
[C] LGBTQ Rights
[D] Skill Development

9.Actinimenes koyas, which was seen in the news, is a new ……… species.

[A] Frog
[B] Shrimp
[C] Butterfly
[D] Crab

10.Ariosoma indicum, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species

[A] Turtle
[B] Frog
[C] Eel
[D] Gecko