Solved Paper HPAS Prelims 2025 – HPPSC Shimla [Part-2]

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31: Who decides the disqualification of members of State Legislative Assembly, for matters other than those in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution?

  1. Governor of the State
  2. State High Court
  3. Speaker, Legislative Assembly
  4. State Election Commission

32: What is the objective of “Cut Motion” in the Parliament?

  1. To restrict day-to-day financial expenditure of Government
  2. To restrict grants of the Government
  3. To move a proposal to reduce expenditure in budget proposals
  4. To restrict grants from consolidated fund of India

33: Which of the following best explains the “Twin Balance Sheet” problem in the Indian economy?

  1. High fiscal deficit and current account deficit
  2. High NPAs and low capital buffer in NBFCs
  3. Stressed balance sheets of banks and over-leveraged corporates
  4. Bad loans in agriculture and MSME sector

34: Which of the following can cause “Stagflation”?

  1. Rapid increase in aggregate demand
  2. Sudden supply shock like rise in oil prices
  3. Expansionary fiscal policy
  4. Appreciation of the domestic currency

35: Which of the following Indian States emerged number one in NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2025?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Goa
  4. Odisha

36: Which of the following best explains “Operation Twist” by RBI?

  1. It increases CRR while decreasing SLR
  2. It simultaneously buys long-term and sells short-term government securities
  3. It raises repo rate but reduces reverse repo
  4. It involves swapping forex reserves for rupee bonds

37: Which of the following cities of India is a wetland accredited city under the Ramsar Convention?

  1. Indore
  2. Bhopal
  3. Bengaluru
  4. Imphal

38: When was the National Centre for Disaster Management established in India?

  1. 2005
  2. 1975
  3. 1995
  4. 1985

39: A tadpole develops into an adult frog by the process of:

  1. Fertilisation
  2. Metamorphosis
  3. Embedding
  4. Budding

40: What was the theme of 8th Indian Ocean Conference held at Muscat, Oman?

  1. Maritime security and counterterrorism
  2. Maritime security threats
  3. Economic Lifeline and Trade
  4. Voyage to New Horizons of maritime partnership

41: Cocos plate is located between:

  1. Central America and Pacific plate
  2. Asiatic and Pacific plate
  3. South America and Pacific plate
  4. Philippine and Indian plate

42: Who prepared the “Report of the Land Revenue settlement of the Kangra District, printed in 1874”?

  1. J.B. Lyall
  2. G.C. Barnes
  3. J.D. Cunningham
  4. Victor Jacqimo

43: Who among the following was not the Vice-President of the Himalayan Hill States Sub-regional Council?

  1. Tej Singh Nidhaki
  2. Leela Das Verma
  3. Sadaram Chandel
  4. Shivanand Ramault

44: From which constituency Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar was elected to represent in (1G52-56) Himachal Assembly?

  1. Rajgarh
  2. Pachhad
  3. Renuka
  4. Nahan

45: Mountain Soil Zone in Himachal Pradesh is found between:

  1. 3000-6000 m
  2. 1500-3000 m
  3. 1000-1500 m
  4. 900-1000 m

46: Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The Spices Board of India’s headquarters is located at Kochi.

Statement II: India produces 75 out of 109 spice varieties listed by the International Organisation for Standardization.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

47: Given below are two statements:

Statement I: India is the second largest arms importer after Ukraine during 2020-24, as per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report.

Statement II: India has developed two defence industrial corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to boost the defence manufacturing.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

48: Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The revolt of 1857 in Lucknow started on 30th May, 1857.

Statement II: The revolt of 1857 in Kanpur started on 28th June, 1857.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

49: Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Mukund Rao Patil started publishing the mouthpiece of Satyashodhak Samaj, Dinmitra, from 1910.

Statement II: The National Indian Congress was established in 1896. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi was made its President.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

50: Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was not associated with “Independent Labour Party” in India.

Statement II: Kanshi Ram was associated with the “Scheduled Castes Federation” in India.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

51. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In the Interim Government of 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister and Head of the Executive Council of Viceroy.

Statement II: Rajni Kothari observed that “It is not politics that gets caste ridden, it is caste that gets politicised”.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct 

52. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme covers 14 sectors, with a total outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore.

Statement II: The PLI scheme has achieved 100% of its targeted investment in the electronics sector by FY 2024-25.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

53 Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) aims to raise Rs. 6 lakh crore by FY 2024-25.

Statement II: The NMP includes monetisation of assets in the education sector.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

54.  Read the following statements:

Statement I: Apart from issuing currency notes, RBI regulates all commercial banks in India.

Statement II: Regulating NBFCs are not under the purview of RBI.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

55.  Read the following statements:

Statement I: Share of agriculture in total GSDP of Himachal Pradesh has declined from about 75 percent in 1950- 51 to little above 20 percent in 2023-24.

Statement II: As per economic survey 2024-25 of the state, however, in terms of employment still 54 percent of the state population is engaged in primary sector.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

56.  Given below are two statements:

Statement I: India’s first wolf sanctuary is located at Bankapur in Karnataka.

Statement II: The Indian grey wolf is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

57.  Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The withdrawal of USA from Paris Agreement in 2025 will strengthen global climate action momentum.

Statement II: India has indicated a shift in its climate change approach by focusing less on adaptation rather than mitigation.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

58.  Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Magnetite is a natural magnet.

Statement II: A freely suspended magnet always aligns in N-S direction.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

59. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The mass of an object is a measure of its inertia.

Statement II: Force of friction always opposes motion of objects.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

60.  Tianwen-1 Mars mission pertains to which of the following country?

  1. Japan
  2. South Korea
  3. China
  4. USA

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