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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

Q1221.Government SchemesHard

Under which scheme was on-the-spot verification of income and caste certificates introduced?

  1. A.Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
  2. B.National Overseas Scholarship Scheme
  3. C.National Fellowship for SC Students
  4. D.SHRESHTA
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Correct answer: B. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme

The release says that to strengthen the authenticity of documents and prevent fraudulent claims, a system for verifying income and caste certificates on the spot, directly with the authorities that issued them, was introduced under this scheme from the academic year 2024-25, and that the measure helps ensure the benefit…

Q1223.Government SchemesMedium

How much has been disbursed as scholarships to more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students?

  1. A.Rs 2,445.05 crore
  2. B.Rs 9,773 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,773 crore
  4. D.Rs 21,773 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 12,773 crore

The release states that more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students have benefited under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes and that scholarships amounting to Rs 12,773 crore have been disbursed to support their education.

Q1224.Government SchemesHard

How much has the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana transferred, and to how many mothers, in its ten years?

  1. A.More than Rs 11,000 crore to over 2.65 crore mothers
  2. B.More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers
  3. C.More than Rs 31,000 crore to over 6.65 crore mothers
  4. D.More than Rs 41,000 crore to over 8.65 crore mothers
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers

The Union Minister announced the figure while noting that the scheme has completed ten years of implementation, and a film marking the decade was screened at the launch in Varanasi.

Q1225.Government SchemesMedium

What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026?

  1. A.Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari
  2. B.Suposhit Bharat, Saksham Bharat
  3. C.Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi
  4. D.Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan
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Correct answer: A. Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari

The month-long campaign built around it asks households to work on dietary diversity, adequate protein intake and fresh hot cooked meals, along with sanitation and early childhood development.

Q1228.Government SchemesMedium

Mission Poshan 2.0 is anchored by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Mission Poshan 2.0 is the unified national nutrition mission of the country, brought together in the Union Budget of 2021-22 under that ministry, and it merges POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services or the Integrated Child Development Services, and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls into one framework.

Q1229.Government SchemesEasy

What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah?

  1. A.Sahi Poshan Desh Roshan
  2. B.Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari
  3. C.Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi
  4. D.Suposhit Bharat Saksham Bharat
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Correct answer: B. Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari

This is the central theme of the nutrition month that begins on 9 September 2026 at the Rudraksh centre in Varanasi, and it calls upon every citizen to take shared ownership of the Anganwadi centre, described as part of the largest childcare network in the world.

Q1230.Important DaysMedium

Which of these will be released on the occasion of Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayush Vision 2030
  2. B.National Health Policy
  3. C.Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia of the World
  4. D.National Medical Register
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Correct answer: A. Ayush Vision 2030

The Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur listed the items planned for the day, and this vision document sits among them along with safety dossiers on medicinal plants, Standard Treatment Guidelines for skin diseases, a report on the Ayush services sector and the exchange of memoranda of understanding.

Q1232.Important DaysEasy

What is the theme of the 11th Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayurveda for One Health
  2. B.Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow
  3. C.Ayurveda for Every Household
  4. D.Ayurveda for Sustainable Wellness
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Correct answer: B. Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow

The ministry explained that the theme is meant to join the country's inheritance in Ayurveda to the health needs of the years ahead, which is why the word tomorrow sits in it.

Q1234.Science & TechnologyMedium

The India Valve Registry collects data mainly on which type of medical procedure?

  1. A.Transcatheter valve interventions
  2. B.Kidney transplants
  3. C.Cataract surgeries
  4. D.Knee replacement surgeries
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Correct answer: A. Transcatheter valve interventions

The release describes the registry as a collaborative multicentre initiative for the systematic, secure and de-identified collection of real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, with the aim of strengthening India-specific clinical evidence and improving patient care.

Q1235.Science & TechnologyEasy

Who launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Vice President of India
  3. C.The Union Health Minister
  4. D.The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. The Vice President of India

The release records that he launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national academic meeting on valvular and structural heart disease held in Chennai.

Q1236.Awards & HonoursEasy

Teachers' Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of which former President?

  1. A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Dr Zakir Husain
  3. C.Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  4. D.Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Correct answer: C. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The releases of the day tie the occasion directly to him: President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a former President of India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the Prime Minister said that Teachers' Day is also a day to pay homage to Dr S. Radhakrishnan.

Q1239.Government SchemesHard

The anti-drug strategy of the Ministry rests on the findings of the first National Survey on Substance Use, which was conducted by which body?

  1. A.National Crime Records Bureau
  2. B.National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi
  3. C.Narcotics Control Bureau
  4. D.Indian Council of Medical Research
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Correct answer: B. National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi

The release explains that the Ministry runs a comprehensive and evidence-based strategy under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, and that the strategy is based on the findings of the first National Survey on the Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India, carried out by that centre.

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