Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
What type of gun is regarded as the oldest type of gun used by Mizos?
A)
Muh puah silai
B)
Tukuli
C)
Aw-lan
D)
Pheicheh silai
In the history of Mizo weaponry, the 'Muh puah silai' (muzzle-loader) is recognized as the oldest type of firearm used by the Mizo people. These were early smoothbore guns where gunpowder and the projectile were loaded through the muzzle (the front end of the barrel).
- Option (a) Muh puah silai: Correct. These were the primitive muzzle-loading guns acquired through trade with neighboring plains people long before the introduction of more advanced rifled firearms.
- Option (b) Tukuli: This refers to a specific type of small-bore gun or a variation, but it is not the 'oldest' general category.
- Option (c) Aw-lan: This refers to a specific sound or type of discharge/gun, but not the primary ancestral category of firearms.
- Option (d) Pheicheh silai: This refers to later, more refined types of guns (often associated with specific mechanisms or styles) that appeared after the initial muzzle-loaders.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
With reference to food chains in an ecosystem, which of the following organisms is/are known as decomposers?
1. Fungi 2. Virus
3. Bacteria 4. Algae
A)
1 and 2 only
B)
1 and 3 only
C)
1, 2 and 3 only
D)
2, 3 and 4 Only
Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Which of the following best distinguishes NPCI from RBI?
A)
NPCI prints currency
B)
RBI runs retail payment apps
C)
NPCI operates payment infrastructure systems
D)
RBI regulates only private banks
Correct answer: C — NPCI operates payment infrastructure systems
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Half-life refers to time for:
A)
Full decay
B)
Half nuclei to decay
C)
Temperature drop
D)
Mass loss by evaporation
Correct answer: B — Half nuclei to decay
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
The excessive enrichment of water with nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, leading to algal growth and oxygen depletion, is called:
A)
Oligotrophication
B)
Biomagnification
C)
Ecological Succession
D)
Eutrophication
Correct answer: D — Eutrophication
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
With reference to biodiversity hotspots, consider the following characteristics:
1. High endemism
2. High habitat loss
3. High population density mandatory
Which characteristics are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
1 and 2 only
C)
2 and 3 only
D)
1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Invasive alien species typically:
A)
Increase native biodiversity
B)
Outcompete native species
C)
Improve soil fertility
D)
Reduce predation
Correct answer: B — Outcompete native species
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
With reference to Sovereign Green Bonds, consider the following statements:
1. Proceeds must be used for environmentally sustainable projects
2. They are always issued in foreign currency
3. They are part of debt financing
Which statements are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
1 and 3 only
C)
2 and 3 only
D)
1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
On approximately what percentage of goods does the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (2026) aim to reduce tariffs?
A)
About 50-70 per cent
B)
Up to 80 per cent
C)
Over 95 per cent
D)
About 60-90 per cent
The India–EU trade deal cuts or reduces tariffs on over 95% of traded goods by value; Reuters reported 96.6% of EU exports to India.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Who founded the East India Association in 1866 in London?
A)
Dadabhai Naoroji
B)
Sisir Kumar Gosh
C)
Devendranath Tagore
D)
Anandamohan Bose
Correct answer: A — Dadabhai Naoroji
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Narrow, high-speed winds that meander in the mid-latitudes near the tropopause and circle the Earth are known as:
A)
Jet Stream
B)
Westerlies
C)
Trade wind
D)
Polar wind
Correct answer: A — Jet Stream
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • General Studies
Superconductors are characterized by:
A)
High resistance
B)
Zero electrical resistance below critical temperature
C)
High magnetism only
D)
Zero heat
Correct answer: B — Zero electrical resistance below critical temperature
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
A __________ of ships were seen entering the border.
A)
swarm
B)
group
C)
fleet
D)
basket
Correct option C: fleet
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The company plans to _________ its services next year given its good reputation this year.
A)
expand
B)
shrink
C)
ignore
D)
counsel
Correct option A: expand
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
One who knows everything is called:
A)
omniscient
B)
atheist
C)
novice
D)
amateur
Correct option A: omniscient
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The criminal was condemned by everyone. “everyone” is:
A)
Adjective
B)
Pronoun
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
Correct option B: Pronoun
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
It is a very difficult task. (Identify the exclamatory form of the sentence)
A)
What a difficult task it is!
B)
How difficult is the task!
C)
What difficult the task is!
D)
How it is a difficult task!
Correct option A: What a difficult task it is!
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The blue car is hers. In the sentence, “hers” is a:
A)
Possessive adjective
B)
Reflexive pronoun
C)
Possessive pronoun
D)
Demonstrative pronoun
Correct option C: Possessive pronoun
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Change the sentence into indirect speech: The teacher said, “Students must complete their assignments today.”
A)
The teacher said that students must complete their assignments that day.
B)
The teacher said that students might complete their assignments that day.
C)
The teacher said students must completed their assignments that day.
D)
The teacher said that students have to complete their assignments that day.
Correct option A: The teacher said that students must complete their assignments that day.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Identify the transitive verb
A)
He laughed loudly.
B)
She bought a car.
C)
They arrived late.
D)
The baby slept.
Correct option B: She bought a car.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
He asked me where _________ going.
A)
was I
B)
I was
C)
am I
D)
I am
Correct option B: I was
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Alas! He is no more.
A)
Interjection
B)
Adverb
C)
Conjunction
D)
Preposition
Correct option A: Interjection
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
By next year, she _________ her degree.
A)
completes
B)
completed
C)
will complete
D)
will have completed
Correct option D: will have completed
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
You have come across an advertisement in a newspaper for the post of a lecturer in Lianbuanga Memorial Higher Secondary School. As candidate XXX living at MINECO, write a letter to the Principal applying for the job. Provide a suitable resume without revealing your identity.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
This house is very big. “This” is:
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Verb
D)
Pronoun
Correct option A: Adjective
