List of top Environmental Studies Questions asked in CUET (UG)

Which of the following "water storage" types are commonly used in Bihar?
(A) Bhundhis
(B) Ahar
(C) Kulhs
(D) Pynes
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Which one of the following is an incorrect statement in the context of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Match List-I with List-II:

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Petroleum present in sedimentary rocks of a region can only be used when such regions are drilled out and put into use. Such petroleum reserves fall under the category of _____________.

Nomadic movements are not considered as migrations because people move from one place to another ________.

Curitiba, a city in Brazil, is famously known for its __________.

Which of the following method is most suitable for safe disposal of hospital solid waste?

Which of the following gases give the lowest percentage contribution to total global warming?

The Gandhian economy model does not contain elements of _____________.

Which of the following does not explain the relationship between human development and economic development?

Arrange the following from lowest to highest dry weight in a biomass pyramid of a grassland ecosystem:
(A) Primary Producer
(B) Primary Consumer
(C) Secondary Consumer
(D) Tertiary Consumer
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Match List-I with List-II:

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The disease Itai-Itai is caused by contamination of drinking water with which of the following?

Which of the following is not a criteria air pollutant under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)?

Which of the following are essentially required for photochemical smog formation in ambient atmosphere?

Arrange the following stages of primary succession of plants from last stage to first stage:
(A) Reed-swamp stage,
(B) Submerged plant stage,
(C) Marsh Meadow stage,
(D) Phytoplankton
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Which of the following factors can affect the soil respiration process?
(A) Temperature
(B) Soil moisture
(C) Aeration
(D) Number of soil microbes
(E) Quality of organic matter in the soil
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Which one of the following is Greenhouse Gas?

Arrange the steps of biological sewage treatment process in a sequence.
(A) Vigorous growth of flocs and significant reduction in BOD 
(B) Activated sludge pumped into anaerobic sludge digester 
(C) Effluent passed into an aeration tank and agitated mechanically 
(D) Effluent transfer to settling tank followed by sedimentation of bacterial flocs 
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The practice of stewardship of land in ecology has three levels. Which of the following is not a part of stewardship practice ?

The Environment (Protection) Act of India was passed in the year :

___is an example of an Ex-situ conservation.

World's most problematic aquatic weed is:

Identify the commensalism from the following associations:

The Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is: