MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

The dominant source of pollution due oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in urban areas is:

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on People, Development, and Environment

EASY
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 8
Which of the following is not a water-borne disease?
MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 9
Indian government's target for power production from small hydro projects by the year 2022 is:
MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 10
The recent international agreement on phasing out Hydro Fluoro Carbons (HFCs) was signed in which country?
EASY
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 11
Which of the following natural hazards is not hydro-meteorological?
MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 12
The arsenic pollution in groundwater in Bangladesh and parts of India is due to _____.
MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 13
Among the following air pollutants which directly impact human health as well as climate?
MEDIUM
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 14

Assertion (A): The problems of environmental sustainability are difficult to resolve.

Reason (R): Our understanding of how the environment works and how different human choices affect the environment is inadequate.

Choose the correct code:

HARD
UGC NET Paper 1
IMPORTANT
NTA - UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I Teaching and Research Aptitude>Chapter 9 - People, Development, and Environment>PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS>Q 15
The percentage share of electrical power from solar energy in the total electric power generation from all renewable energy sources sought to be achieved by the Indian government by 2022 is _____.