UGC NET People, Development and Environment Previous Year Questions
Unit 9 of UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude) is People, Development and Environment. JRFSmart holds 436 previous-year questions for it, organised into 100 topics, from 87 exam papers. Pick a topic below to see what NTA asks and how often it returns.
Important concepts
People, Development and Environment links human well-being to the condition and use of natural resources. Sustainable development balances social needs, economic activity and environmental limits; the Sustainable Development Goals provide a shared framework for that discussion. Separate the causes and effects of air, water and noise pollution, climate change, waste and ozone depletion, then connect each issue to prevention, mitigation or adaptation. Compare energy sources by renewability and impacts, and recognise the role of environmental conventions and collective action without treating any single measure as a complete solution.
Topics in this unit
Ordered by how many exam papers each topic appears in.
| Topic | Questions | Papers | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution | 40 | 39 | High |
| Climate change | 39 | 37 | High |
| Water quality | 25 | 20 | Medium |
| Pollution | 21 | 19 | Medium |
| Sustainable development | 19 | 19 | Medium |
| Waste management | 18 | 16 | Medium |
| Energy resources | 15 | 15 | Medium |
| Water pollution | 16 | 13 | Medium |
| Renewable energy | 13 | 13 | Medium |
| Noise pollution | 12 | 12 | Medium |
| Environmental conventions | 11 | 11 | Medium |
| Ozone depletion | 11 | 10 | Medium |
| Natural hazards | 10 | 10 | Medium |
| Nuclear energy | 10 | 10 | Medium |
| Water treatment | 10 | 9 | Medium |
| Climate policy | 9 | 8 | Low |
| Pollution and health | 8 | 7 | Low |
| Biodiversity | 5 | 5 | Low |
| Environmental legislation | 5 | 5 | Low |
| Atmosphere | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Disasters | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Ecosystem | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Energy | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Environmental agreements | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Environmental education | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Global warming | 4 | 4 | Low |
| International organisations | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Solar radiation | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Toxicology | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Conservation | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Disaster management | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Environmental disasters | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Environmental law | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Environmental protocols | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Climate | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Climate agreements | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Ecology | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Ecosystem services | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Ecosystems | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Environmental assessment | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Environmental risk | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Forests | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Indoor pollution | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Institutional environment | 2 | 2 | Low |
| International agreements | 2 | 2 | Low |
| International initiatives | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Marine pollution | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Natural resources | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Soil | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Waste water treatment | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Water resources | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Water-borne disease | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Biogeochemical cycles | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Climate systems | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Deforestation | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Development | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Development goals | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Development programmes | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Earth systems | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Energy and environment | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environment and resources | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environment and society | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental awareness | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental economics | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental ethics | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental health | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental initiatives | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental institutions | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental issues | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Environmental monitoring | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Forest resources | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Fossil fuels | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Governance and development | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Government programmes | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Human settlement | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Human-environment interaction | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Indoor air quality | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Industrial disasters | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Land degradation | 1 | 1 | Low |
| National missions | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Nuclear hazards | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Nuclear safety | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Ocean systems | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Organisational climate | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Pollution monitoring | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Population & environment | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Public health | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Radiation hazards | 1 | 1 | Low |
| River conservation | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Soil and water | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Soil conservation | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Soil science | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Sustainability initiatives | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Thermal pollution | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Water | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Water and health | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Water chemistry | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Water cycle | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Wetlands | 1 | 1 | Low |
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