General Awareness For UGC NET Exam

Hi I would like to have the previous year’s questions on the General Awareness topic for the UGC NET examination as I need for preparation purpose?

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UGC NET first paper is a general paper basic for competitors of all subjects, which offers general learning questions, sensible aptitudes, instructing and inquire about aptitudes questions, appreciation sections, fundamental practical arithmetic, civics, general information etc.

1:
Sericulture is:

A.
science of the various kinds of serum

B.
artificial rearing of fish

C.
art of silkworm breeding

D.
study of various cultures of a community


2:
Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river?

A.
Indira-Sagar Project

B.
Maheshwar Hydel Power Project

C.
Jobat Project

D.
Koyna Power Project

3:
Photosphere is described as the:

A.
Lower layer of atmosphere

B.
Visible surface of the sun from which radiation emanates

C.
Wavelength of solar spectrum

D.
None of the above

4:
Location of sugar industry in India is shifting from north to south because of:

A.
cheap labour

B.
expanding regional market

C.
cheap and abundant supply of power

D.
high yield and high sugar content in sugarcane

5:
The area covered by forest in India is about:

A. 46%

B. 33%

C. 23%

D. 19%

6:
India's Oil bearing areas are mostly associated with the:

A.
Plutonic rocks

B.
Volcanic rocks

C.
Sedimentary rocks

D.
Metamorphic rocks

7:
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A.
Kota —Chambal

B.
Bhubaneshwar -- Mahanadi

C.
Jabalpur — Narmada

D.
Surat --- Tapti

8:
Nagarjunasagar Project is situated on the river:

A.
Tungabhadra

B.
Cauvery

C.
Krishna

D.
Godavari

9:
Through which States does Cauvery River flow?

A.
Gujarat, M.P. Tamil Nadu

B.
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

C.
Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh

D.
M.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

10:
The world is divided into:

A.
12 time zones

B.
20 time zones

C.
24 time zones

D.
36 time zones

11:
Atmosphere exists because:

A.
The Gravitational force of the Earth

B.
Revolution of the Earth

C.
Rotation of the Earth

D.
Weight of the gases of atmosphere

12:
The zone of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to:

A.
Arctic deserts

B.
Tundra

C.
Alpine meadouss

D.
Antarctica

13:
Laterite soil develop as a result of:

A.
deposits of alluvial

B.
deposition of loess

C.
leaching

D.
continued vegetation cover

14:
Which of the following rivers is not a tributory of the Indus?

A.
Sutlej

B.
Jhelum

C.
Bhagirathi

D.
Chenab

15:
Tides in the oceans are caused by:

A.
Gravitational pull of the moon on the earth's sufrace including sea water

B.
Gravitational pull of the sun on the earth's surface only and not on the sea water

C.
Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the earth's surface including the sea water

D.
None of these