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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

Q1142.Indian PolityAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 20 Aug 2023Hard

Which among the following provisions ensures independence of Indian Judicial system? A. The legislature is not involved in the process of appointment of judges B. Fixed tenure of judges C. Parliament cannot discuss the conduct of judges D. The President administers the oath to the Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Choose the correct option:

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

These three provisions keep judges free from pressure by the other organs of government, while the oath given by the President is only a formality.

Q1143.GeographyAsked in: CTET · Paper I, 14 Dec 2024, Shift 2Easy

The state/union territory having coast on the Bay of Bengal is:

  1. A.Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Karnataka
  3. C.Kerala
  4. D.Telangana
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Correct answer: A. Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh lies on the east coast of India, so its shoreline faces the Bay of Bengal. Its coast runs from the border of Odisha in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south, and the Godavari and Krishna rivers build rich deltas on it before entering the sea.

Q1145.GeographyAsked in: CTET · Paper I, 7 Jul 2024Medium

Which one/are of the following mountains is/are considered to be volcanic in origin? (a) Mt. Kilimanjaro (b) Fujiyama (c) The Alps. Choose the correct option:

  1. A.(a) and (c)
  2. B.(b) and (c)
  3. C.Only (c)
  4. D.(a) and (b)
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Correct answer: D. (a) and (b)

Mount Kilimanjaro and Fujiyama were both built up by volcanic eruptions, while the Alps were formed by folding. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa, and Fujiyama, or Mount Fuji, is the highest mountain in Japan.

Q1146.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 14 Dec 2024, Shift 1Medium

Which one of the following is incorrect?

  1. A.The Arms Act was passed in 1878, disallowing Indians from possessing arms.
  2. B.The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1880, to support the Government.
  3. C.In 1883, there was a furore over the attempt by the Government to introduce the Ilbert Bill.
  4. D.The dissatisfaction with British rule intensified in 1870s and 1880s.
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Correct answer: B. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1880, to support the Government.

This statement is wrong on both counts: the Act was passed in 1878, and it was meant to silence newspapers that criticised the Government, not to support it.

Q1148.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 20 Aug 2023Medium

Jyotirao Phule's book of 1873 on the dismal conditions of 'lower' castes was dedicated to:

  1. A.Nationalists of anti-colonial movement of India.
  2. B.Bhakti singers.
  3. C.Anti-slavery activists of American Civil War.
  4. D.Brahmo Samaj reformers.
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Correct answer: C. Anti-slavery activists of American Civil War.

Phule saw the condition of India's 'lower' castes as a form of slavery, so he dedicated his book to the Americans who had fought to free slaves.

Q1152.GeographyAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 21 Jan 2024Easy

Torrid Zone on Earth receives maximum heat as:

  1. A.rays of the sun are slanting here
  2. B.it is land locked
  3. C.it is bounded by oceans
  4. D.the mid-day sun is exactly overhead
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Correct answer: D. the mid-day sun is exactly overhead

Vertical rays pour the Sun's energy onto a small area, so this zone gets the most heat.

Q1155.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 21 Jan 2024Medium

Which one of the following is not true regarding Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)? Choose the correct option:

  1. A.Members of the HSRA assassinated Saunders, a police officer.
  2. B.Bhagat Singh and his comrades founded this organisation.
  3. C.It was founded in 1928 at Firozeshah Kotla in Delhi.
  4. D.It was founded in 1928 at Amritsar in Punjab.
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Correct answer: D. It was founded in 1928 at Amritsar in Punjab.

This is the untrue statement, because the HSRA was founded at Firozeshah Kotla in Delhi, not at Amritsar. In 1928 Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and other young revolutionaries met at the Firozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi and turned the Hindustan Republican Association into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

Q1156.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 21 Jan 2024Medium

The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1929. According to this Act, what was the respective minimum age approved for marriage, for men and women?

  1. A.17 years and 15 years
  2. B.20 years and 18 years
  3. C.18 years and 14 years
  4. D.21 years and 18 years
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Correct answer: C. 18 years and 14 years

The 1929 Act fixed these as the lowest ages at which men and women could marry. It is also called the Sarda Act, after Har Bilas Sarda, who moved the bill in the Central Legislative Assembly.

Q1157.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · Paper II SST, 21 Jan 2024Easy

The book 'Stripurushtulna' was written by which one of the following reformers?

  1. A.E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (Periyar)
  2. B.Pandita Ramabai
  3. C.Veerasalingam Pantulu
  4. D.Tarabai Shinde
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Correct answer: D. Tarabai Shinde

She wrote Stripurushtulna, meaning 'A Comparison between Women and Men', in Marathi in 1882. Tarabai Shinde was a woman educated at home in Poona, and her book openly criticised the social differences between men and women.

Q1158.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2022, 4 Sep 2022Easy

By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India?

  1. A.83rd Amendment Act
  2. B.84th Amendment Act
  3. C.85th Amendment Act
  4. D.86th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: D. 86th Amendment Act

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A and made elementary education a Fundamental Right. Article 21A says the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14 years in the manner the State may by law determine.

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