Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1.Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?

[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Palau
[D] Nauru

2.Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is going to initiate the Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020. What is the IUCN status of the Asiatic Lions?

[A] Endangered
[B] Critically Endangered
[C] Vulnerable
[D] Near threatened

3.How many wetlands in India were recently added to the ‘Ramsar Site’ list?

[A] 8
[B] 10
[C] 12
[D] 14

4.Which Indian state has recently radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin, on the occasion of World Pangolin Day?

[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala

5.The study of the fossil of a fish called Elpistostege watsoni revealed the evolutionary origin of which part of the human body?

[A] Heart
[B] Hand
[C] Lungs
[D] Brain

6.Which newly discovered species in Arunachal Pradesh has been named after Salazar, a fictional character of the Harry Potter series?

[A] Spider
[B] Viper
[C] Turtle
[D] Grasshopper

7.WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have warned about the change in which country’s law on commercial farming of endangered species?

[A] India
[B] China
[C] Myanmar
[D] Taiwan

8.Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone that was seen in news recently is located in which state?

[A] Bihar
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Madhya Pradesh

9.Which is the second Indian zoo to have African hunting cheetahs?

[A] Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
[B] Mysuru Zoo
[C] Darjeeling Zoo
[D] Indra Gandhi Zoo, Andhra Pradesh

10.“Branded Royal”, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?

[A] Snake
[B] Butterfly
[C] Frog
[D] Turtle