Practice MCQ for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1. According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD’s) Statement on Climate of India During 2019 report, Arabian Sea on India’s west coast saw a 400% rise in cyclones, a record that is repeated only after 1902. Which five cyclones hit Arabian Sea in 2019?

[A] Vayu, Pabuk, Kyarr, Bulbul and Pavan
[B] Vayu, Pabuk, Kyarr, Bulbul and Fani
[C] Pabuk,Vayu, Kyarr, Bulbul and Fani
[D] Vayu, Hikka, Kyarr, Maha and Pavan

2. The Cauvery delta region, which is set to be declared a Protected Special Agriculture Zone, is located in which state?

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

3.The ‘Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development’ is a collaboration between India and which country?

[A] Switzerland
[B] Norway
[C] Sweden
[D] France

4.India’s first commercial Liquified Compressed natural gas (LNG) bus was launched in which state?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Rajasthan

5. India’s first Dragonfly fossil was found in which state recently?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Andaman and Nicobar
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Madhya Pradesh

6. Panna Biosphere Reserve, which is seen in news recently, is located in which state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Karnataka
[D] Madhya Pradesh

7. What per cent of the total geographic area of India is occupied by the Protected Areas?

[A] 2.5%
[B] 5%
[C] 7.5%
[D] 10%

8. ‘Ooceraea joshii’, is an Ant species recently discovered in which state?

[A] Telangana
[B] Kerala
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka

9. As per a recent research, by what percentage the number of oceanic sharks and rays have declined in Indian Ocean?

[A] 15.3%
[B] 26.4%
[C] 39.7%
[D] 84.7%

10. Maguri-Motapung Beel, which was making news recently, is a wetland located in which state/UT?

[A] Sikkim
[B] Assam
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Bihar