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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

Q621.Government SchemesEasy

The PRR Mechanism of MY Bharat is run by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Education
  2. B.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  3. C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  4. D.Ministry of Culture
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

The Union Minister of that ministry, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, announced it with the remark that Yuva Shakti is the strength of a developed India.

Q625.NationalEasy

The Union Cabinet resolution congratulated the Prime Minister on completing how many years of continuous leadership as head of government?

  1. A.15 years
  2. B.20 years
  3. C.25 years
  4. D.30 years
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Correct answer: C. 25 years

The resolution marks a quarter century of unbroken leadership as head of government, a stretch that covers his terms in Gujarat and then at the Centre, and it recalls three decisive mandates in the state along with support in three successive general elections to the Lok Sabha.

Q627.Government SchemesMedium

Which stage immediately follows the Viksit Bharat Essay Challenge in the selection pathway?

  1. A.National VBYLD
  2. B.District PPT Championship
  3. C.State or UT VBYLD
  4. D.Viksit Bharat Quiz
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Correct answer: B. District PPT Championship

The pathway laid out for the Viksit Bharat Challenge runs in a fixed order: the Viksit Bharat Quiz first, then the Viksit Bharat Essay Challenge, then the District PPT Championship, then the State or Union Territory dialogue, and the National VBYLD at the end.

Q628.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry runs the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, and through which platform?

  1. A.Ministry of Education, through SWAYAM
  2. B.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, through MY Bharat
  3. C.Ministry of Culture, through Bharat Parv
  4. D.Ministry of Skill Development, through Skill India Digital
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, through MY Bharat

The dialogue is a flagship youth engagement initiative of that ministry and is carried out through Mera Yuva Bharat, whose portal hosts the quiz, the essay submissions and the mapping of states to regional themes.

Q634.Science & TechnologyHard

What minimum mass was estimated for the central black hole of OJ 287 in the study?

  1. A.3.89 million solar masses
  2. B.3.89 billion solar masses
  3. C.18 billion solar masses
  4. D.106 million solar masses
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Correct answer: B. 3.89 billion solar masses

Using eight optical spectra recorded at Steward Observatory in the United States during low-brightness phases of the object in October and November 2017, the team estimated the central black hole to weigh no less than that, reading the figure from the width of the oxygen emission line.

Q636.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which Indian institute coordinated the decade-long optical study of the blazar OJ 287?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
  2. B.Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital
  3. C.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
  4. D.Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
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Correct answer: B. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital

The multi-institutional campaign on the blazar OJ 287 was coordinated by scientists of this institute, which is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, and the study was led by Dr Alok C. Gupta of the same institute.

Q637.Important Days & DatesHard

International Chess Day is observed on 20 July because on that day in 1924

  1. A.The first world chess championship was played
  2. B.FIDE, the international chess federation, was founded at Paris
  3. C.Chess was included in the Olympic Games
  4. D.The first chess computer defeated a world champion
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Correct answer: B. FIDE, the international chess federation, was founded at Paris

The world governing body for chess was established on 20 July 1924 in Paris, and the anniversary is kept as International Chess Day, with the United Nations later recognising it as an international day in acknowledgement of the reach of the game and of its Indian ancestor, chaturanga.

Q638.Important Days & DatesMedium

Which two observances fall on 21 June?

  1. A.World Music Day and the International Day of Yoga
  2. B.World Theatre Day and World Dance Day
  3. C.World Heritage Day and International Museum Day
  4. D.World Book Day and World Poetry Day
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Correct answer: A. World Music Day and the International Day of Yoga

World Music Day grew out of the Fete de la Musique begun in France, on which musicians of every kind play free in streets and public places.

Q640.Important Days & DatesMedium

International Mother Language Day is observed on

  1. A.21 February
  2. B.14 September
  3. C.10 January
  4. D.30 September
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Correct answer: A. 21 February

UNESCO declared this day to promote the use and preservation of mother tongues, and the date commemorates the Bengali language movement of 1952, when students in Dhaka were killed while demanding recognition for Bengali in what was then East Pakistan.

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