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Teaching GK Questions 2026

General knowledge is not a named section of any CTET paper, but part of it sits inside two subjects. As per the CTET-September 2026 bulletin, Environmental Studies in Paper I has 30 questions: 15 on content and 15 on pedagogical issues. Its content themes are Family and Friends, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, and Things We Make and Do. In Paper II, Social Studies/Social Science has 60 questions: 40 on 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. All of these follow the NCERT syllabus. GK24's topic-wise GK notes cover geography, Indian history, Indian polity, general science, and environment and ecology, in English and Hindi. In GK24's guidance, they help you revise facts after reading the NCERT chapter, not in place of it. They do not cover Child Development and Pedagogy, the languages, Mathematics or the pedagogy questions, which together make up most of each paper. The CTET page of this section holds the GK notes GK24 marks for CTET. State TETs set their own syllabus, so check the one you plan to take before relying on this mapping.

Teaching GK Questions with Answers

Q241.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following correctly explains the change in seasons on Earth ?

  1. A.Tilt of the Earth's axis
  2. B.Rotation of the Earth on its own axis
  3. C.Revolution of the Moon around the Sun
  4. D.Interaction of the Earth with other planets
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Correct answer: A. Tilt of the Earth's axis

Because the axis is tilted, each hemisphere leans towards the Sun for part of the year and away from it for the rest, which brings the seasons.

Q242.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is NOT a luminous object ?

  1. A.Sun
  2. B.Electric lamp
  3. C.Candle
  4. D.Moon
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Correct answer: D. Moon

The Moon gives out no light of its own; it only reflects sunlight, so it is a non-luminous object. A luminous object produces and emits its own light, while a non-luminous object is seen only because it reflects light falling on it.

Q244.Government SchemesEasy

Which Union Minister took part in the Swachhata Hi Seva drive at Yashwant Palace Market, Chanakyapuri?

  1. A.Shri Keshav Chandra
  2. B.Shri Bhupender Yadav
  3. C.Shri G. Kishan Reddy
  4. D.Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
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Correct answer: C. Shri G. Kishan Reddy

The correct answer is Shri G. Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister for Coal and Mines, who joined the drive at the market in Chanakyapuri in the national capital along with the Secretary of the ministry and senior officials.

Q247.Important DaysMedium

Which research council works under the Ministry of Ayush on Ayurvedic approaches to menopausal health?

  1. A.Indian Council of Medical Research
  2. B.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  3. C.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
  4. D.Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
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Correct answer: C. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

It is the Ayurvedic research council through which the Ministry of Ayush pursues a better understanding of menopausal health, covering physical health, emotional well-being and quality of life.

Q250.Government SchemesMedium

Under which theme is the second month of the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat campaign being run?

  1. A.Fit Youth, Addiction-Free Youth (Shakti evam Seva)
  2. B.Swasth Yuva, Swasth Bharat (Yoga evam Shakti)
  3. C.Young India, Drug-Free India (Seva evam Samarpan)
  4. D.Nasha Mukt Bharat, Viksit Bharat (Shakti evam Suraksha)
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Correct answer: A. Fit Youth, Addiction-Free Youth (Shakti evam Seva)

This is the theme the ministry has set for the second month of the campaign, and it treats bodily fitness, mental strength, discipline and self-confidence as the building blocks of a society free of addiction.

Q252.Government SchemesEasy

On which date was Yoga evam Aatm-Suraksha Diwas observed across India to begin the second month of the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat 100 Week Sankalp Abhiyan?

  1. A.14 October 2026
  2. B.15 October 2026
  3. C.16 October 2026
  4. D.18 October 2026
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Correct answer: C. 16 October 2026

On that day the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, working through MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme, held Yoga evam Aatm-Suraksha Diwas, or Yoga and Self-Defence Day, at locations across the country, and that nationwide observance is what opened the second month of the Nasha Mukt Yuva for…

Q253.NationalMedium

Which Union Minister attended the Yuva Samvad marking the Vande Mataram anniversary at Bhopal?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports
  2. B.The Union Minister for Culture
  3. C.The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
  4. D.The Union Minister for Education
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Correct answer: C. The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

The correct answer is the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who attended the youth dialogue and planted saplings with the participants.

Q254.NationalMedium

Which youth platform did the Minister call a large platform for preparing creative youth power for a developed India?

  1. A.MY Bharat
  2. B.Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
  3. C.National Service Scheme
  4. D.Fit India Movement
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Correct answer: A. MY Bharat

The volunteers who met the Minister belonged to this platform, and he described it as a large one for preparing the creative strength of youth for the building of a developed India, adding that its object is to make the young good citizens who work for the country and society…

Q257.Summits & ConferencesHard

How many participants and institutions took part in the first CSSIF stakeholder consultation?

  1. A.More than 50 participants from over 20 institutions
  2. B.More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions
  3. C.More than 250 participants from over 40 institutions
  4. D.More than 500 participants from over 120 institutions
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Correct answer: B. More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions

The meeting brought together stakeholders from government ministries and departments, operational agencies, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organisations, civil society and the private sector, spread across several states of the country.

Q258.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which nationwide system was argued for at the technical session of the consultation?

  1. A.National Disaster Alert Network
  2. B.Climate Services Information System
  3. C.Integrated Weather Grid
  4. D.National Monsoon Mission
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Correct answer: B. Climate Services Information System

The introductory talk of the technical session, given by Dr Rupa Kumar Kolli, formerly Chief of the Climate Applications and Services Division at the World Meteorological Organization, set out why the country needs such a system to carry climate information to the people who must act on it.

Q259.Summits & ConferencesMedium

IITM, Pune, which hosted the consultation, functions under which Union ministry?

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

The correct answer is the Ministry of Earth Sciences, under which the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology works and which was named as the parent body in the announcement of the consultation.

Q260.Summits & ConferencesEasy

The first Stakeholder Consultation Meeting of the Climate Science into Services for India Forum was hosted by which institute?

  1. A.India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
  2. B.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
  3. C.National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa
  4. D.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
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Correct answer: B. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, which organised the meeting on its own campus under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

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