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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

Q41.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India? 1. Article 17 of the Constitution of India 2. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 3. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 3 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 3

All three protect the rights of the Scheduled Castes: one is a provision of the Constitution and two are laws made by Parliament to give it effect.

Q42.Important DaysMedium

Who administered the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas pledge at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi in 2026?

  1. A.The Union Home Minister
  2. B.The Union Health Minister
  3. C.The Union Education Minister
  4. D.The Union Rural Development Minister
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Correct answer: B. The Union Health Minister

J. P. Nadda, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, administered the pledge to officers and officials of both the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers at a ceremony held at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi.

Q44.Important DaysEasy

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed every year on which date?

  1. A.2 October
  2. B.31 October
  3. C.26 November
  4. D.14 April
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Correct answer: B. 31 October

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, called National Unity Day in English, is kept on this date every year to honour the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose birth anniversary falls on it, and in 2026 the observance coincided with his 151st birth anniversary.

Q45.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which mission, presented to the tourism ministers, focuses on redistributing tourism demand to lesser-known destinations?

  1. A.Swadesh Darshan 2.0
  2. B.Dekho Apna Desh 2.0
  3. C.PRASHAD Scheme
  4. D.Incredible India 3.0
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Correct answer: B. Dekho Apna Desh 2.0

The presentation made to the regional meeting of North Eastern tourism ministers described it as the Mission for Redistribution of Tourism Demand and Promotion of Lesser-Known Destinations, whose purpose is to promote places that are ready to receive visitors as alternatives to the crowded centres that already draw the bulk…

Q47.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Where was the 14th International Tourism Mart held?

  1. A.Shillong, Meghalaya
  2. B.Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Guwahati, Assam
  4. D.Gangtok, Sikkim
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Correct answer: B. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

The Ministry of Tourism organised the Mart there with the state government and the other North Eastern states, and the edition brought the event back to the town after thirteen years, the second edition having been held at the same place in 2013.

Q48.NationalMedium

Which book was released by the Vice-President at the Gandhigram Rural Institute event?

  1. A.Rural India at Seventy
  2. B.Inclusivity of India's Ageing Population
  3. C.Gandhian Thought and Modern India
  4. D.Villages of a Developed Nation
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Correct answer: B. Inclusivity of India's Ageing Population

The Vice-President released this book at the Golden Jubilee celebrations and also unveiled a Golden Jubilee commemorative postage stamp along with a postal cover, marking the completion of fifty years by the institution as a deemed to be university.

Q49.NationalMedium

Which former ISRO aerospace scientist received an honorary doctorate at the 39th convocation of Gandhigram Rural Institute?

  1. A.S. Nambi Narayanan
  2. B.K. Sivan
  3. C.S. Somanath
  4. D.G. Madhavan Nair
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Correct answer: A. S. Nambi Narayanan

He was one of three people on whom honorary doctorates were conferred at the convocation; the other two were Thavathiru Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar, a spiritual leader and Tamil scholar, and Professor S. S. M. Sundaram, an academician.

Q51.NationalMedium

Which of the following is a stated role of NIEPA under the National Education Policy 2020?

  1. A.Conducting the national entrance examinations for higher education
  2. B.Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges
  3. C.Accrediting universities and awarding them grades
  4. D.Printing and distributing school textbooks across the states
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Correct answer: B. Monitoring the policy's implementation and working with state governments on the challenges

At the inauguration of the new academic building, the Union Education Minister highlighted exactly this role: the institute keeps watch on how the National Education Policy of 2020 is being put into practice, identifies the difficulties that show up in implementation and works closely with state governments to address them.

Q52.NationalMedium

How much has been made available in soft loans for higher education under the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme, as stated at the NIEPA function?

  1. A.Rs 10,000 crore
  2. B.Rs 35,000 crore
  3. C.Rs 60,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 1,20,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 60,000 crore

Speaking at the inauguration of the institute's new academic building, the Union Education Minister referred to the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme and said it had facilitated soft loans of that amount for higher education.

Q53.NationalEasy

Who inaugurated the new Academic Building of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration in New Delhi?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Education
  2. B.The Union Minister for Skill Development
  3. C.The Vice-President of India
  4. D.The Minister of State for Education
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Correct answer: A. The Union Minister for Education

He opened the new Academic Building and the Main Entrance Gate of the institute in New Delhi and said the building would allow it to scale up the programmes it runs nationally and internationally while strengthening its academic and research capabilities.

Q55.NationalMedium

Which pledge is administered to participants at the Yuva Samvad programmes of MY Bharat?

  1. A.Loktantrik Pledge
  2. B.Swachhata Pledge
  3. C.Ekta Pledge
  4. D.Matdata Shapath
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Correct answer: A. Loktantrik Pledge

The campaign features this pledge along with a 'Know Your Vote' online quiz to build awareness of electoral processes and democratic values, and the pledge was administered at sittings such as the one in West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh, where a question-and-answer session preceded it.

Q57.NationalEasy

The 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign is organised by which body?

  1. A.National Service Scheme
  2. B.Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)
  3. C.National Youth Council of India
  4. D.Bharat Scouts and Guides
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Correct answer: B. Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)

The campaign is run by MY Bharat, which functions under the Department of Youth Affairs in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and its purpose is to spread electoral awareness among young people, especially first-time voters, so that they take part in the democratic process with understanding.

Q58.EnvironmentMedium

Under the GCF-ECRICC project, who are the Climate Champions known as ECRICC Didi?

  1. A.Forest officers posted on the coast
  2. B.Women, mostly from coastal communities
  3. C.School teachers in coastal districts
  4. D.Scientists from research institutions
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Correct answer: B. Women, mostly from coastal communities

The Climate Champion model of GCF-ECRICC puts such women to work as the link between technical knowledge and the villages that have to act on it, and they are called ECRICC Didi.

Q59.EnvironmentMedium

Which mission did the MoEFCC Secretary describe as the fulcrum for coastal resilience?

  1. A.National Coastal Mission
  2. B.National Mission on Himalayan Studies
  3. C.National Water Mission
  4. D.National Mission for Green India
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Correct answer: A. National Coastal Mission

Narendra Bhooshan, Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said at the inaugural session that this mission would work as the fulcrum for coastal resilience and adaptive intervention, building on what the GCF-ECRICC project has produced.

Q60.EnvironmentMedium

In which three States is the GCF-ECRICC project being implemented?

  1. A.Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  2. B.Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha
  3. C.West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
  4. D.Goa, Karnataka and Kerala
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Correct answer: B. Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha

Progress under the project in these three States, and the chance of replicating or scaling up what has worked, was presented at the workshop in the welcome address.

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