UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Ubiquitous resources are those available almost everywhere in similar form and quantity,like sunlight and air. Their wide distribution contrasts with localised resources that occur only in particular regions. The stem explicitly points to a resource like sunlight found almost everywhere,which matches the definition of ubiquitous. Therefore Option B is the correct choice.

Option A:
Localised resources occur only in specific areas,so they do not match “found almost everywhere.”

Option B:
Ubiquitous means widely present across locations; sunlight is a standard example,matching the stem.

Option C:
Exhausted means depleted; sunlight is continuously available and not exhausted by use.

Option D:
Rare means scarce/limited occurrence,which is the opposite of ubiquitous availability.