MOCK TEST ON GEOGRAPHY OF ENVIRONMENT JUNE & DEC 2019 PYQS NTA UGC NET

Q.1. Which one of the following is not matched correctly? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Homeostatic mechanism : Inbuilt self-regulating mechanism in natural ecosystems to counterbalance any change in the ecosystem to maintain ecological stability

(2) Synecology :  Study of complex interrelationships between biological communities

(3) Net Primary Production : Amount of energy or organic matter stored at trophic level one

(4) Deep Ecology : Environmentalism based on anthropocentric point of view

Q.2. Which one of the following countries intends to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Neatherlands

(2) Canada

(3) United Kingdom

(4) United States of America

Q.3. What is the transition zone between two ecosystems known as? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Ecotone

(2) Ecotype

(3) Biotope

(4) Biome

Q.4. The Ramsar Convention is related to which one of the following? (UGC NET JUNE 2019)

(1) Ozone depletion

(2) Desertification

(3) Wetlands

(4) Greenhouse gas emission

Q.5. Which one of the following groups is correct, in chronological order of the conferences/ protocols/ agreements on climate change held at global level? (UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Agenda 21, Kyoto protocol, Paris agreement, The Tenth Conference of Parties (COP-10) of UNFCCC

(2) The Tenth Conference of Parties of UNFCCC (COP-10), Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21

(3) Agenda 21, Kyoto Protocol, The Tenth Conference of Parties (COP-10) of UNFCC, Paris Agreement

(4) Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21, Paris Agreement, The Tenth Conference of Parties (COP-10) of UNFCC

Q.6. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (UGC NET DEC 2019)

Assertion (A): The animals at the end of the food chain have to roam over large areas to obtain their food.

Reason (R): The quantity of energy increase down the chain away from the plants

Select the correct answer from options given below:

(1) Both (A) and (R)  are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q.7. Which one of the following is the leading cause of animal extinction since 1600 A.D., according to the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1995)? (UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Habitat destruction

(2) Species introduction

(3) Hunting

(4) Lumbering

Q.8. Which one of the following statements is true? (UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Arctic snow covered areas have intermediate ecological productivity

(2) Temperature is the limiting factor for desert areas in relation to ecological productivity

(3) The primary productivity of a natural ecosystem largely depends on the amount of solar radiation

(4) The herbivores are called as secondary consumers

Q.9. Which of the following does not form an essential part of the process of photosynthesis? (UGC NET DEC 2019)

(1) Sunlight

(2) Carbon dioxide

(3) Nitrogen

(4) Water