UGC NET Water quality Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 25 previous-year questions on Water quality from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 9: People, Development and Environment, drawn from 20 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Water quality
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Trophic status of a water body | 2 |
| Trophic status of water bodies | 2 |
| Eutrophication | 2 |
| Blue baby disease | 1 |
| Fluoride in drinking water | 1 |
| Carbonaceous BOD | 1 |
| Hardness in water | 1 |
| Dissolved oxygen | 1 |
| Hardness of groundwater | 1 |
| Naturally occurring radionuclides | 1 |
| Heavy metals in drinking water | 1 |
| Acidity of rain water | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Water quality appears in 20 of 87 papers (23%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following are physical parameters of water quality? A. Hardness B. pH C. Temperature D. Turbidity E. TSS Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Water Quality Parameters) A. BOD B. DO C. COD D. pH LIST-II (Explanation) I. Strength of organic matter in water II. Acidic/Basic/Neutral nature of water III. Oxygen consumed by micro-organisms IV. Amount of oxygen in…
Which one of the following has highest turbidity?
Which of the following are chemical parameters of water quality? A. pH B. Hardness C. Turbidity D. DO E. BOD Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Which of the following are units of measuring turbidity? A. Jackson Turbidity Unit B. Darcy Turbidity Unit C. Nephelometric Turbidity Unit D. Fermi Turbidity Unit E. Formazin Turbidity Unit Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following are true about coliform bacteria ? A. They are used to test water contamination. B. Coliform bacteria are harmless and cause no disease. C. They are found naturally in human intestinal tract. D. Their presence in water is an indication…
Dissolved Oxygen (DO), a water quality parameter, is essential in which of the following water bodies/sources? A. River Water B. Lake Water C. Tap Water D. Underground Water E. Pond Water Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
When a water body becomes extremely low in nutrient content, then it is called as
Showing 8 of 25 questions, without answers. Practise the full set with options, the official answer and JRFSmart's explanations.
Practise Water quality
All 25 questions, one topic, with explanations and repeat data. One topic in every unit is free.
Practise this topic