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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

Q101.Government SchemesEasy

How many service providers is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to train in de-addiction services by March 2029?

  1. A.5,000
  2. B.10,000
  3. C.20,000
  4. D.50,000
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Correct answer: B. 10,000

Under the Vision Document on Narcotic Control for the period 2026 to 2029, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been entrusted with building the capacity of this many service providers, including medical and allied healthcare personnel engaged in de-addiction services, by March 2029.

Q102.NationalMedium

Who is the Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy who addressed the summit?

  1. A.Dr. Mandeep Bhandari
  2. B.Shri T. K. Anil Kumar
  3. C.Shri Sanjay Kumar
  4. D.Shri Vineet Joshi
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Correct answer: B. Shri T. K. Anil Kumar

The correct answer is Shri T. K. Anil Kumar, who spoke at the summit as Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy and laid out its four priorities, calling for a seamless transition from school education into higher education, skilling and employment so that learners can make informed…

Q103.NationalMedium

Recognition of skills across education systems, named as a priority at the summit, is to be achieved through which framework?

  1. A.National Skills Qualification Framework
  2. B.National Credit Framework
  3. C.National Curriculum Framework
  4. D.National Higher Education Qualification Framework
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Correct answer: B. National Credit Framework

Of the four priorities set out at the summit by the Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy, the third is the recognition of skills across education systems, and the instrument named for it is the National Credit Framework.

Q104.NationalEasy

Which edition of the National Summit on Facilitating School-to-Work Transition is being organised by CBSE?

  1. A.Second
  2. B.Third
  3. C.Fourth
  4. D.Fifth
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Correct answer: C. Fourth

The Central Board of Secondary Education, in association with the Sahodaya School Complexes of Delhi and the National Capital Region, is holding the fourth National Summit on Facilitating School-to-Work Transition in New Delhi across two days, the twenty sixth and twenty seventh of October 2026.

Q105.Government SchemesMedium

What do the 3Cs of the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative stand for?

  1. A.Community, CSR and Cost
  2. B.Catchment, Conservation and Convergence
  3. C.Citizen, Credit and Capacity
  4. D.Canal, Check dam and Culvert
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Correct answer: A. Community, CSR and Cost

Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0, which ran from 1 April 2024 to 31 May 2025, followed these three principles while strengthening public participation in water conservation, and it also mobilised convergence with running government schemes to speed the work up.

Q108.BiharMedium

Which board conducts the matriculation and intermediate examinations in Bihar?

  1. A.Bihar School Examination Board
  2. B.Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination
  3. C.Bihar State Madarsa Education Board
  4. D.Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board
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Correct answer: A. Bihar School Examination Board

The board, with its office at Patna, holds the matriculation and the intermediate examinations of the state and publishes their results, and its papers are the ones that lakhs of students of Bihar sit every year.

Q109.BiharEasy

Kala-azar, the disease with its heaviest Indian burden in Bihar, is transmitted by which vector?

  1. A.Anopheles mosquito
  2. B.Sandfly
  3. C.Tsetse fly
  4. D.Rat flea
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Correct answer: B. Sandfly

Kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis, is caused by a parasite carried by the sandfly, which breeds in the damp cracks of mud walls and cattle sheds in the plains of north Bihar, so the control programme sprays the inside walls of houses, offers free diagnosis and treatment at the block level…

Q112.BiharEasy

The Bal Hriday Yojana of the Bihar government provides for which of the following?

  1. A.Mid-day meals in primary schools
  2. B.Free treatment of children born with heart disease
  3. C.Scholarships for children of sanitation workers
  4. D.Cycles for girls entering Class 9
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Correct answer: B. Free treatment of children born with heart disease

Under the Bal Hriday Yojana the state pays for the surgery and the care of children with congenital heart disease, screening them through the school health programme and sending them to recognised hospitals, so that a family does not have to sell land for an operation.

Q114.BiharMedium

Patna Medical College, the oldest medical college of Bihar, was opened in 1925 under which name?

  1. A.Temple Medical School
  2. B.Prince of Wales Medical College
  3. C.Bihar Medical College
  4. D.Rajendra Medical College
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Correct answer: B. Prince of Wales Medical College

The institution opened in 1925 under that name and was renamed Patna Medical College after independence; its hospital is still among the largest in eastern India and the oldest teaching hospital of the state.

Q118.BiharEasy

Which is the oldest university in Bihar?

  1. A.Magadh University
  2. B.Patna University
  3. C.Lalit Narayan Mithila University
  4. D.Nalanda Open University
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Correct answer: B. Patna University

It was set up on 1 October 1917 as an examining and affiliating university for the province of Bihar and Odisha, and it is the oldest university in the state as well as one of the oldest in the country.

Q119.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

Consider the following statements : 1. Particles of matter intermix on their own. 2. Particles of matter have force acting between them. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Particles of matter mix with one another on their own, and there are forces of attraction between them; both are basic properties taught in Class 9 science.

Q120.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following was added as a fundamental duty through the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002?

  1. A.To strive towards excellence in individual and collective activity
  2. B.To provide opportunities for education to one's child between the age of 6 and 14 years
  3. C.To work for the welfare of women and children
  4. D.To promote peace and harmony
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Correct answer: B. To provide opportunities for education to one's child between the age of 6 and 14 years

The 86th Amendment of 2002 added this as the eleventh fundamental duty, clause (k) of Article 51A, placing it on parents and guardians.

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