Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Choose the odd one out from the numbers given
A)
523
B)
121
C)
324
D)
729
Option A is correct: 523.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
If Water is called food, food is called tree, tree is called sky, sky is called wall, on which of the following grows a fruit?
A)
Water
B)
Tree
C)
Wall
D)
Sky
Option D is correct: Sky.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
If South-East becomes North and North-East becomes West and all the rest directions are changed in the same manner, then what will be the direction of the West?
A)
North-East
B)
South
C)
South-East
D)
South-West
Option A is correct: North-East.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Mizoram?
A)
Mamit
B)
Lunglei
C)
Kolasib
D)
Champhai
Option A is correct: Mamit.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune, India is -
A)
PARAM
B)
Arka
C)
Arunika
D)
Mihir
Option B is correct: Arka.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The father of Indian Nuclear Programme is-
A)
Tessy Thomas
B)
Birbal Sahni
C)
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D)
MS Swaminathan
Option C is correct: Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The BioE3 policy launched by the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology stands for-
A)
Biotechnology for Environment, Economy, and Employment
B)
Biotechnology for Environment, Economy, and Entrepreneurship
C)
Biotechnology for Ecology, Economy, and Employment
D)
Biotechnology for Ecology, Economy, and Energy
Option B is correct: Biotechnology for Environment, Economy, and Entrepreneurship.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The first Mizo chief who freed all of his slaves in 1910 was -
A)
Khawvelthanga
B)
Khamliana
C)
Lalluaia
D)
Lalruma
Chief Khawvelthanga is historically recognized as the first Mizo chief to abolish slavery within his jurisdiction. In 1910, he took the progressive step of freeing all his slaves, which was a significant departure from the traditional social structure of the time. This act occurred during the British colonial administration of the Lushai Hills (now Mizoram), during a period when the British were gradually introducing policies to discourage the practice of slavery. The other options (Khamliana, Lalluaia, and Lalruma) were also prominent chiefs, but they are not credited with this specific milestone in the history of human rights in Mizoram.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
It is a network that is constructed by using public wires/network usually the internet to connect to a private network -
A)
VPN
B)
WAN
C)
LAN
D)
MAN
Option C is correct: LAN.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Human relationships are derived from their religious traditions 2. Human beings can be duty bound only if they believe in God 3. Religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice. Which of these assumption(s) is/are valid?
A)
2 only
B)
1 and 3 only
C)
2 and 3 only
D)
1, 2 and 3
Option B is correct: 1 and 3 only.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy is called -
A)
Photosynthesis
B)
Respiration
C)
Asphixia
D)
Oxidation
Option A is correct: Photosynthesis.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focuses on innovation?
A)
SDG4
B)
SDG8
C)
SDG9
D)
SDG 11
Option C is correct: SDG9.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Choose the antonym of Abate:
A)
Enlarge
B)
Decrease
C)
Decline
D)
Slow
Option A is correct: Enlarge.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The Blue revolution that occurred in India generally refers to increase in —
A)
Milk production
B)
Fish production
C)
Wheat production
D)
Jute production
Option B is correct: Fish production.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
In traditional Mizo society, public holiday is used to observe on the occasion of -
A)
Buh seng
B)
Kang ral
C)
Lovah
D)
Rammut
In traditional Mizo society, 'Kang ral' refers to the ritual of 'breaking the bamboo' or the ceremonial opening of the bamboo shoots. This was a significant communal event that marked a transition in the agricultural or seasonal cycle, effectively serving as a public holiday where community members would gather for festivities and social bonding.
Analysis of other options:
- 'Buh seng' refers to the storage of paddy/rice, which is a functional agricultural activity rather than a public holiday.
- 'Lovah' generally refers to the jhum field or the act of being in the field.
- 'Rammut' refers to the practice of clearing the forest or land for cultivation, which is labor-intensive work and not a holiday.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Looking into a mirror, the clock shows 9 : 30 as the time. Then the actual time is:
A)
2:30
B)
3:30
C)
4:30
D)
6:30
Option B is correct: 3:30.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The great Indian mathematician who made significant contribution to infinite series is-
A)
Salim Ali
B)
C.V. Raman
C)
Vikram Sarabhai
D)
Shrinivas Ramanujan
Option D is correct: Shrinivas Ramanujan.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
On October 24, 2024 India launched its fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) at the Ship building Centre in Vishakhapatnam called as -
A)
S4
B)
INS
C)
AGNI-3
D)
ABHAY
Option A is correct: S4.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Identify the pair which ‘does not’ exhibit the same relationship as the capitalized pair: Etymology : Words
A)
Psychology : Mind
B)
Anatomy : Body
C)
Phylosophy : Language
D)
Archeology : Antiques
Option C is correct: Phylosophy : Language.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The most abundant Greenhouse Gas in the atmosphere is -
A)
Methane
B)
Carbon Dioxide
C)
Water Vapour
D)
Nitrous Oxide
Option C is correct: Water Vapour.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
2, 9, 28, 65, ?
A)
121
B)
195
C)
126
D)
103
Option C is correct: 126.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Ritu Karidhal is a ISRO scientist who in known for her key role in-
A)
India’s Mars orbiter mission
B)
Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission
C)
GSAT-9
D)
LVM3 rocket
Option A is correct: India’s Mars orbiter mission.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
Coral bleaching is an indicator of-
A)
Climate change
B)
Rise in sea level
C)
Melting of glacier
D)
Deforestation
Option A is correct: Climate change.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
The only approved genetically modified (GM) crop for cultivation in India is-
A)
Bttomato
B)
Golden rice
C)
Btcotton
D)
GM Canola
Step-by-step reasoning: 1. Genetically Modified (GM) crops are plants whose DNA has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. 2. In India, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is the regulatory body that approves the commercial release of GM crops. 3. Bt cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis cotton) was approved for commercial cultivation in India in 2002. It is engineered to be resistant to the bollworm pest. 4. While other GM crops like Bt Brinjal and DMH-11 Mustard have been discussed or approved at various stages of trials/regulatory review, Bt cotton remains the only GM crop currently approved for large-scale commercial cultivation in Indian fields. 5. Analysis of other options: (a) Bt tomato is not approved for cultivation in India. (b) Golden rice is a biofortified crop developed to combat Vitamin A deficiency; while tested in some countries, it is not approved for commercial cultivation in India. (d) GM Canola is widely grown in countries like Canada and the USA, but not approved for cultivation in India.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General Studies Paper-III
In Mizo marriage, the principal bride price is known as -
A)
Sum zan jut
B)
Pusum
C)
Sumpui
D)
Manpui
In traditional Mizo society, marriage involves the payment of a bride price. The principal or main bride price is known as 'Pusum'. This is the primary payment made by the groom's family to the bride's family to formalize the marriage.
Breakdown of other terms:
- 'Sum zan jut' refers to additional payments or supplementary gifts given during the marriage process.
- 'Sumpui' and 'Manpui' are not the standard technical terms used to describe the principal bride price in the context of traditional Mizo customary law.
