UGC NET Disasters Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 9 previous-year questions on Disasters from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 9: People, Development and Environment, drawn from 8 of the 130 exam papers in the bank (2019–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Disasters
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Earthquake scales | 2 |
| Disaster-related phenomena | 1 |
| Earthquake waves | 1 |
| Nuclear disasters | 1 |
| Spread of forest fires | 1 |
| Environmental disasters and associated terms | 1 |
| Anthropogenic hazards | 1 |
| Cyclones after landfall | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Disasters appears in 8 of 130 papers (6%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Disaster) | List - II (Related Term) A. Tropical Cyclone | I. Solifluction B. Landslides | II. Shock waves C. Drought | III. Storm surges D. Earthquake | IV. Famine Choose the correct answer from the options given…
Which of the following is a kind of wave generated during an earthquake?
The scale, which not only measures the intensity of earthquake but also its impact on people, is known as
Which of the following are differences between Modified Mercalli Scale (MMS) and Richter Scale (RS) ? A. RS measures the energy released while MMS measures both energy and devastation B. RS uses linear scale while MMS uses logarithmic scale C. Value of RS is…
Which among the following hazards can occur due to anthropogenic causes? A. Cyclones B. Nuclear Disaster C. Floods D. Volcanoes E. Forest Fires Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Most cyclones cause widespread damage in coastal areas. Reason R: Energy of most cyclones increases after landfall. In light of the above…
Which of the following disasters belongs to the category of nuclear disasters? (a) Fukushima disaster (b) Chernobyl disaster (c) Three mile Island incident (d) The love canal disaster Choose your answer from the options given below:
Spread of forest fires is influenced by (a) Slope (b) Soil Moisture (c) Wind Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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