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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

Q141.Government SchemesMedium

What is the full form of BHARAT-TULIP, the programme promoted at the Shilp Samagam Mela?

  1. A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
  2. B.Tribal Upliftment and Livelihood Improvement Plan
  3. C.Textile Units' Livelihood Incentive Programme
  4. D.Traditional Udyam Livelihood Investment Plan
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Correct answer: A. Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme

BHARAT-TULIP is aimed at marketing the products of artisans belonging to the target groups of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, using both physical outlets and e-commerce platforms so that a maker in a small town can reach a buyer anywhere.

Q142.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry organises the Shilp Samagam Mela?

  1. A.The Ministry of Textiles
  2. B.The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.The Ministry of Culture
  4. D.The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Correct answer: B. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The fair is its marketing-support initiative for artisans and beneficiaries tied to its three national corporations: the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation.

Q143.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements :

1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.

2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.

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: B. 2 only

A Panchayat formed after an early dissolution serves only the rest of the original term, but the minimum age to be a member is 21 years, not 25.

Q145.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

During a laboratory experiment, a student immerses epidermal leaf peel in a hypertonic solution. After some time, the student examined the cells under a microscope and observed that:

  1. A.the cells swelled.
  2. B.the cells were plasmolysed.
  3. C.the cells built up turgor pressure.
  4. D.the cells size was unaffected.
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Correct answer: B. the cells were plasmolysed.

A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration than the cell sap, so water leaves the cells by osmosis and the protoplast shrinks away from the cell wall.

Q147.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

When yeast cells are O2 starved, fermentation serves as the source of energy. This results in the production of :

  1. A.ATP + CO2 + Ethanol
  2. B.ATP + O2 + Pyruvate
  3. C.ATP + CO2 + Lactic acid
  4. D.ATP + O2 + Acetaldehyde
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Correct answer: A. ATP + CO2 + Ethanol

Without oxygen, yeast carries out alcoholic fermentation, breaking glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide and gaining a little ATP. Glucose is first split into two molecules of pyruvate by glycolysis, which yields a net gain of two ATP.

Q148.Persons in NewsMedium

Who led the programme marking Rani Chennamma's birth anniversary at Prerana Sthal in the Parliament premises?

  1. A.Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways
  2. B.V. Somanna, Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti
  3. C.C.R. Patil, Minister of Jal Shakti
  4. D.Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: B. V. Somanna, Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti

He addressed the gathering, greeted the country on the queen's birth anniversary and on the 202nd celebration of her victory against the British, and thanked those who made the event possible.

Q150.Persons in NewsEasy

Rani Chennamma, whose birth anniversary and Victory Celebration were marked at Prerana Sthal, was the queen of which princely state?

  1. A.Kittur
  2. B.Jhansi
  3. C.Keladi
  4. D.Mysore
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Correct answer: A. Kittur

The official account of the programme calls her Kittur Rani Chennamma and describes her as the brave queen of Kittur, the nation's unparalleled woman warrior who challenged an imperial power and stands in history as an immortal symbol of resistance.

Q151.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Kwashiorkor disease in children is caused by

  1. A.sufficient carbohydrates but less fats in diet
  2. B.sufficient carbohydrates and fats but deficient proteins in diet
  3. C.sufficient vitamins but deficient fats in diet
  4. D.sufficient fats but deficient vitamins in diet
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Correct answer: B. sufficient carbohydrates and fats but deficient proteins in diet

Kwashiorkor is a disease of protein deficiency in a child who still gets enough calories. It usually appears when a child is weaned from breast milk onto a starchy diet with little protein.

Q152.NationalMedium

Which three cities form the itinerary of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0?

  1. A.Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya
  2. B.Varanasi, Lucknow and Mathura
  3. C.Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chennai
  4. D.Madurai, Rameswaram and Varanasi
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Correct answer: A. Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya

The itinerary for each group covers these three cities with cultural, academic, domain-specific and spiritual engagements spread over four programme days, after four days of travel.

Q153.NationalMedium

How many participants from Tamil Nadu will take part in Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0, and in how many groups?

  1. A.About 1,000 in five groups
  2. B.About 1,400 in seven groups
  3. C.About 2,100 in seven groups
  4. D.About 1,400 in fourteen groups
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Correct answer: B. About 1,400 in seven groups

Each of the seven groups will carry roughly 200 participants from Tamil Nadu, and every group follows an eight-day itinerary made up of four days of travel and four days of visits and structured programmes in Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

Q154.NationalEasy

What is the theme of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0?

  1. A.“Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen”
  2. B.“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”
  3. C.“Tamil Mozhi Valarchi”
  4. D.“Sangam to Kashi”
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Correct answer: A. “Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen”

The fifth edition of the programme, to be held from 28 November to 12 December 2026, is designed around that classical Tamil text and aims to bring its ethical and moral wisdom closer to students and young learners through classroom engagement, multilingual resources and public outreach.

Q155.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following group of organisms forms a food chain?

  1. A.Grass, human and fish
  2. B.Grass, goat and human
  3. C.Tree, tree cutter and tiger
  4. D.Goat, cow and human
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Correct answer: B. Grass, goat and human

In this chain each organism is eaten by the next: grass, a producer, is eaten by the goat, a herbivore, and the goat is eaten by humans, so energy passes in a straight line.

Q156.Government SchemesHard

Why was PM-DAKSH subsumed under PMKVY from 2024-25?

  1. A.Its allotted funds had been exhausted
  2. B.Its job roles, drawn from the Skill India Digital Hub, duplicated those of PMKVY
  3. C.The three implementing corporations were wound up
  4. D.Its target groups were transferred to state governments
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Correct answer: B. Its job roles, drawn from the Skill India Digital Hub, duplicated those of PMKVY

PM-DAKSH was an additionality to PMKVY, and every job role used for skill training under it was taken from the Skill India Digital Hub portal, where PMKVY job roles are also listed.

Q159.Government SchemesEasy

PM-DAKSH, now subsumed under PMKVY, was a scheme of which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

PM-DAKSH was a Central Sector Scheme of that ministry, and its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment ran it through three corporations, NSFDC, NBCFDC and NSKFDC, which reimbursed training costs to the institutes.

Q160.General ScienceMedium

Which of the following is the main reason why meiosis is important for sexually reproducing organisms?

  1. A.It repairs damaged tissues
  2. B.It keeps the chromosome number constant across generations and creates genetic variation
  3. C.It allows cells to grow larger
  4. D.It produces identical copies of the parent cell
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Correct answer: B. It keeps the chromosome number constant across generations and creates genetic variation

If gametes carried the full chromosome number, fertilisation would double it in every generation. Meiosis halves the number when gametes are formed, so that the union of two gametes restores the original diploid number and keeps it constant from one generation to the next.

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