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HPPSC Mains · 640 questions

HPPSC Mains 2016: previous year questions

Every question as the commission asked it, paper by paper. Where a question matches a syllabus topic, it links there, with notes for the topic.

Paper-1

  1. Examine critically the concept of Cultural Heritage.Write your answer →
  2. Why did the Congress accept the Partition of India?Write your answer →
  3. How has the Treaty of Versailles (1919) changed the boundaries of countries?Write your answer →
  4. What changes have taken place in Socialism after the Second World War?Syllabus: World Wars and boundary settlements after the First and the Second World WarsWrite your answer →
  5. Explain briefly Disaster Management Act, 2005.Write your answer →
  6. Define Cloud Burst.Write your answer →
  7. What is Karst Topography?Write your answer →
  8. Briefly describe the policies for Women Empowerment in India.Syllabus: Women empowerment and social justiceWrite your answer →
  9. Highlight briefly the components of Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009 related to education of children from Scheduled Castes.Write your answer →
  10. Explain Gandhian concept of Satyagraha.Write your answer →
  11. Which ancient literary sources find reference to Kuluta (Kullu) region of Himachal Pradesh?Syllabus: National Movement with special reference to Praja Mandal movements in…Write your answer →
  12. Identify any three considerations on which the British policy towards the Shimla Hill states was based.Write your answer →
  13. Enumerate any four public welfare schemes executed by Raja Bhuri Singh of Chamba princely state.Write your answer →
  14. What are the main horticultural products of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh?Syllabus: Geographical Regions of Himachal Pradesh (Shiwalik, Doons and Low…Write your answer →
  15. Describe the main festivals of Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh.Write your answer →
  16. Mahabalipuram marks the culmination of Rock-cut architecture in Early India. Elucidate.Write your answer →
  17. Examine critically the features of De-colonization.Write your answer →
  18. Critically examine the ‘animistic’ and ‘naturalistic’ theories of religion.Write your answer →
  19. Explain types of drainage system in Peninsular India.Write your answer →
  20. What are the controlling factors of Indian climate?Write your answer →
  21. Discuss the concept of globalization and its impact on Indian society.Write your answer →
  22. Distinguish between natural and man-made disasters.Write your answer →
  23. How did the invitation to the Gurkhas by Raja Mahan Chand of Kehlur change the whole course of history of Shimla and Punjab hill states?Write your answer →
  24. On the basis of topography and altitude, which are the major geographical zones in H.P.?Write your answer →
  25. Which are the main industrial areas in H.P. and which are the major industries in them?Syllabus: Growth of Industrial areas and types of Industries in HimachalWrite your answer →
  26. The Congress Agenda of national unity was undermined by the events between 1937 and 1939. Also highlight the Congress responsibility for it.Write your answer →
  27. Explain India’s unity in diversity and diversity in unity. Give suitable examples from the socio-cultural life of the people in India.Write your answer →
  28. Explain major agrarian unrests in the Shimla Hill States during the colonial era.Write your answer →

Paper-2

  1. What are the philosophical moorings of Indian Constitution?Write your answer →
  2. What are the discretionary powers of the Governor of a State?Write your answer →
  3. What is token cut motion?Write your answer →
  4. What are the limitations of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)?Write your answer →
  5. What is Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat (PMLA)?Write your answer →
  6. What are the legal rights of the Senior Citizens under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007?Write your answer →
  7. What is ‘Act East Policy’ of India?Write your answer →
  8. What do you mean by democratization of the United Nations?Write your answer →
  9. What are the main highlights of India-Israel strategic partnership?Write your answer →
  10. What is the stand of India and China over the Doklam issue?Write your answer →
  11. Under the H.P. Lokayukta Act of 1983, what are the eligibility conditions for the appointment of Lokayukta?Write your answer →
  12. For the village level functionaries of which Departments in H.P. it is mandatory to attend the meetings of the Gram Sabha in whose jurisdiction they are posted?Write your answer →
  13. What has been the performance of the Congress and the BJP in the 2012 H.P. Vidhan Sabha elections in terms of votes polled and seats won?Write your answer →
  14. What help is being provided in H.P. under the Mukhyamantri Bal Uddhar Yojana to the children who need care, protection, and rehabilitation?Write your answer →
  15. What are the main activities of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) in H.P.?Syllabus: National mission for sustainable agricultureWrite your answer →
  16. What is parliamentary sovereignty? Do you think Indian Parliament is sovereign?Write your answer →
  17. What are the voluntary provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?Write your answer →
  18. Do you agree with the view that Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are more devoted to the task of reducing the sufferings of the poor than the government agencies?Write your answer →
  19. Examine the role of Civil Society in promoting people-centric governance.Syllabus: Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Civil Society in Governance in IndiaWrite your answer →
  20. Discuss India’s policy towards Indo-Pacific region.Write your answer →
  21. What is the importance of energy security in India’s foreign policy?Write your answer →
  22. Describe the basic facets of India’s ‘extended neighbourhood’ policy.Write your answer →
  23. What was the Pajhota agitation of 1942 in the Sirmaur princely state?Write your answer →
  24. On what grounds can penalties be imposed by the H.P. State Information Commissioner on the Public Information Officers of the state?Write your answer →
  25. What activities have been completed in H.P. under e-District Project up to 2016-17 fiscal?Write your answer →
  26. Financial relations between the Union and the States is one of the key areas of contention in Indian federation. Examine.Write your answer →
  27. Can India be acknowledged as a major global power in the light of its ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power capabilities?Write your answer →
  28. Trace the journey of Himachal Pradesh from Chief Commissioner’s Province in 1948 to full statehood in 1971.Write your answer →

Paper-3

  1. Briefly explain the salient features of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003.Syllabus: Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003Write your answer →
  2. Explain the role of MGNREGS as an instrument for poverty eradication.Write your answer →
  3. Outline the role of WTO as a facilitator for international trade.Write your answer →
  4. What is Demographic Dividend? Explain it in Indian context.Write your answer →
  5. Explain the role of NITI Aayog in recent policy formulation in India.Write your answer →
  6. What are the main features of the Paris Agreement on climate change?Write your answer →
  7. Explain the concept of Biosphere reserve.Write your answer →
  8. Write about the targets of Indian government for the generation of renewable energy from different sources.Syllabus: Concepts of non conventional, renewable, clean and environment friendly energy sourcesWrite your answer →
  9. What is the objective of the launch of South Asian Satellite by India?Write your answer →
  10. List the various parameters used in preparing Soil Health Card.Write your answer →
  11. In what way does tourism contribute to economic development in H.P.?Write your answer →
  12. How are farmers classified into various categories like marginal, small, medium, and large in H.P.?Write your answer →
  13. What is H.P. Forest Eco-system Climate Proofing Project?Write your answer →
  14. What major considerations have led the H.P. government to forgo the harnessing of nearly 3436 MW harnessable hydro power in the state?Write your answer →
  15. What are the objectives of Elementary Education policies of the H.P. Govt.?Write your answer →
  16. What is ‘Make in India’ initiative? Does this initiative have the potential to transform India’s Manufacturing Sector? Explain critically.Write your answer →
  17. What do you understand by inclusive growth? What are the major policy initiatives undertaken by Government of India for achieving inclusive growth?Write your answer →
  18. Explain the main characteristics of Indian Economy as an emerging economy.Write your answer →
  19. Give an account of the strategies for efficient use of irrigation water for sustainable agriculture practices.Write your answer →
  20. Discuss the salient features of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.Syllabus: Salient features of Indian Society, Unity in DiversityWrite your answer →