Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (23.09.2022) Shift-I
According to the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards, an Air Quality Index (AQI) value of 200 indicates the quality of air as
AVery poor
BModerate ✓ Correct
CPoor
DSatisfactory
Correct answer: (B) Moderate — The answer is moderate.
Explanation
★The answer is moderate.
★The Air Quality Index bands run from good up to severe.
★The range from 101 to 200 is classed as moderate.
★An AQI value of 200 falls at the top of this moderate band.
★So an AQI of 200 indicates moderate air quality.
★The poor and very poor bands lie above 200.
★So the answer is moderate.
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