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CTET GK Questions 2026

General knowledge is not a named section of CTET, but part of it sits inside two subjects. In Paper I, Environmental Studies has 30 questions: 15 on content and 15 on pedagogical issues. The content themes in the CTET September 2026 bulletin are Family and Friends (relationships, work and play, animals and plants), Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, and Things We Make and Do. In Paper II, Social Studies/Social Science has 60 questions: 40 on content from History, Geography and Social and Political Life, and 20 on pedagogy. Science in Paper II has 20 content questions on food, materials, the world of the living, how things work, natural phenomena and natural resources. The bulletin bases all of these on the NCERT syllabus, with difficulty up to the Secondary stage in Paper I and the Senior Secondary stage in Paper II. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes marked for CTET: geography, Indian history, Indian polity, general science, and environment and ecology, in English and Hindi. Use them as guidance to revise facts after reading the NCERT chapter, not in place of it. GK24 does not cover Child Development and Pedagogy, the languages, Mathematics or the pedagogy questions, which make up most of each paper.

CTET GK Questions with Answers

Q1221.Government SchemesMedium

Mission Poshan 2.0 is anchored by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Mission Poshan 2.0 is the unified national nutrition mission of the country, brought together in the Union Budget of 2021-22 under that ministry, and it merges POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services or the Integrated Child Development Services, and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls into one framework.

Q1222.Government SchemesEasy

What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah?

  1. A.Sahi Poshan Desh Roshan
  2. B.Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari
  3. C.Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi
  4. D.Suposhit Bharat Saksham Bharat
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Correct answer: B. Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari

This is the central theme of the nutrition month that begins on 9 September 2026 at the Rudraksh centre in Varanasi, and it calls upon every citizen to take shared ownership of the Anganwadi centre, described as part of the largest childcare network in the world.

Q1223.Important DaysMedium

Which of these will be released on the occasion of Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayush Vision 2030
  2. B.National Health Policy
  3. C.Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia of the World
  4. D.National Medical Register
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Correct answer: A. Ayush Vision 2030

The Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur listed the items planned for the day, and this vision document sits among them along with safety dossiers on medicinal plants, Standard Treatment Guidelines for skin diseases, a report on the Ayush services sector and the exchange of memoranda of understanding.

Q1225.Important DaysEasy

What is the theme of the 11th Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayurveda for One Health
  2. B.Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow
  3. C.Ayurveda for Every Household
  4. D.Ayurveda for Sustainable Wellness
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Correct answer: B. Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow

The ministry explained that the theme is meant to join the country's inheritance in Ayurveda to the health needs of the years ahead, which is why the word tomorrow sits in it.

Q1227.Science & TechnologyMedium

The India Valve Registry collects data mainly on which type of medical procedure?

  1. A.Transcatheter valve interventions
  2. B.Kidney transplants
  3. C.Cataract surgeries
  4. D.Knee replacement surgeries
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Correct answer: A. Transcatheter valve interventions

The release describes the registry as a collaborative multicentre initiative for the systematic, secure and de-identified collection of real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, with the aim of strengthening India-specific clinical evidence and improving patient care.

Q1228.Science & TechnologyEasy

Who launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Vice President of India
  3. C.The Union Health Minister
  4. D.The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. The Vice President of India

The release records that he launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national academic meeting on valvular and structural heart disease held in Chennai.

Q1229.Awards & HonoursEasy

Teachers' Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of which former President?

  1. A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Dr Zakir Husain
  3. C.Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  4. D.Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Correct answer: C. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The releases of the day tie the occasion directly to him: President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a former President of India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the Prime Minister said that Teachers' Day is also a day to pay homage to Dr S. Radhakrishnan.

Q1232.Government SchemesHard

The anti-drug strategy of the Ministry rests on the findings of the first National Survey on Substance Use, which was conducted by which body?

  1. A.National Crime Records Bureau
  2. B.National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi
  3. C.Narcotics Control Bureau
  4. D.Indian Council of Medical Research
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Correct answer: B. National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi

The release explains that the Ministry runs a comprehensive and evidence-based strategy under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, and that the strategy is based on the findings of the first National Survey on the Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India, carried out by that centre.

Q1234.Government SchemesEasy

When was the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched?

  1. A.2 October 2019
  2. B.15 August 2020
  3. C.26 January 2021
  4. D.1 April 2022
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Correct answer: B. 15 August 2020

The release states that the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on that date to combat the demand for drugs in the country, which is why the campaign is now marking its sixth anniversary with a National Mass Pledge Against Drug Abuse.

Q1235.Science & TechnologyHard

Which structural arrangement is the fundamental requirement for piezoelectricity, according to the study?

  1. A.A centrosymmetric crystal structure
  2. B.An amorphous structure with no order
  3. C.A non-centrosymmetric structure
  4. D.A body-centred cubic structure
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Correct answer: C. A non-centrosymmetric structure

The release explains that controlled chiral self-assembly aligns the molecular dipoles into such a structure, and calls it a fundamental structural requirement for piezoelectricity.

Q1236.Science & TechnologyMedium

How did the researchers switch on a strong piezoelectric response in the peptide material?

  1. A.By changing the chemical composition of the peptide
  2. B.By adding one per cent of a suitable co-solvent
  3. C.By coating the peptide with a ceramic layer
  4. D.By heating the peptide above 500 degrees Celsius
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Correct answer: B. By adding one per cent of a suitable co-solvent

The team found that in water the peptide molecules form nanofibers and show no piezoelectric response. Introducing just that small share of a co-solvent reorganised the molecules into a highly ordered supramolecular arrangement, and the piezoelectric response switched on at once.

Q1237.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which institute led the research that made peptides strongly piezoelectric?

  1. A.Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru
  2. B.Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
  3. C.Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
  4. D.Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: A. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru

The release names it as the institute whose researchers took up peptides, and the work was led there by Dr Goutam Ghosh with his doctoral scholar Aparna Ramesh.

Q1238.EnvironmentHard

What is the length of India's coastline as quoted by the Minister at the launch?

  1. A.Over 7,500 km
  2. B.Over 9,000 km
  3. C.Over 11,000 km
  4. D.Over 15,000 km
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Correct answer: C. Over 11,000 km

In his video message the Minister said India has one of the longest stretches of coastal area in the world, spanning more than that distance and extending from the eastern to the western parts of the country, and he used the figure to explain why a week-long national drive is…

Q1240.EnvironmentMedium

Which ministry runs the Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar campaign?

  1. A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  3. C.Ministry of Jal Shakti
  4. D.Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Earth Sciences

The campaign is spearheaded by that ministry, and the minister who launched it, Dr Jitendra Singh, holds Earth Sciences as Minister of State with Independent Charge.