HPSSC Hamirpur and HPPSC Shimla conducts exam for the Recruitment of various Class respectively posts at various Departments of Himachal Pradesh. https://www.hpsschamirpur.in/p/hpssc-exam-previous-year-paper.html

1. Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Exam 2006
1. Nobel Laureate Saul Vello, who died recently was the native of – USA
2. Who is the author of controversial book “Dwikhnandita”? – Taslima Nasreen
3. Which is the longest Dam in the world? – Hirakund Dam
4. Which country is well known for the diamond cutting industry? – Belgium
5. What is the present stage of the Vesuvious Volcano ( in Italy)? – Active Volcano (Last 3
Erruptions 1872, 1906, 1944)
6. Which is the most important raw material for Power generation in india? – Coal ( Thermal
Energy)
7. What is the major source of irrigation in India? – Wells and tubewells
8. Mustard is the crop of – Rabi season
9. Brazil comes under the category of – Developing countries
10. Which atomic power station in India is completely indigenously built? – Indira Gandhi Nuclear
Power Station, Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
11. Which river will provide the largest quantity off its surplus water for the Telgu-Ganga Project? –
Krishna
12. Where is located the headquarter of European Union? – Brussels (Belgium)
13. Crescograph is a device for measuring growth in plants. Who invented it? – Jagdish Chandra
Bose, A Bengali Indian Scientist
14. Which is the most densely populated area in the world? – South East Asia
15. Which country is building the Baglihar Dam on Chenab River? – India
16. What is Chandrayan-I? – India’s first space craft to went to the Moon
17. Who is the author of the famous drama St. Joan? – George Bernard Shaw
18. What was the “Phukan Commission” inquiring into? – Some shedy defense purchase deals
19. Who is Silvio Berlusconi? – Italian Prime Minister
20. Who is Zacarias Moussaoui? – A terrorist involved in the attack on the world
trade centre in the USA
21. On whom is the book ‘Journey of a legend’ published by the Indian Council of Cultural Affairs
(ICCR) written? – Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
22. In which state of India is the Tadobha Andhari Tiger Reserve located? – Maharashtra
23. With which style of dance is Sonal Man Singh, the Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi,
associated? – Odissi
24. Why is John Wright in news? – For quitting as coach of Indian Cricket Team
25. What is the M.K. Mukherjee Commission inquiring into? – Death of Neta Ji Subhash
Chandra Bose
26. To which country does Elton John the famous pop singer belong? – Britain

2. 27. Who has been elected Vice-President of the interim Government in Iraq? – Adil Abdul
Mehendi
28. With which sport is Ronaldinho associated? – Football
29. Which of the Russian celebrations many former constituents of the Soviet Union have refused
to attend? – Victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany
30. In which country is the terrorist organization “Jenaah Islamia” carrying on its violent activities?
– Philippines
31. With which sport is Bula Choudhary associated? – Swimming
32. For what is the Himachali Pradesh Government seeking the help of the USA based Robbins
Company? – Tunnel Building
33. Which business house is Vivek Paul ranked among 30 most respected chief executive officers,
serving now? – WIPRO
34. Which leader has refused to join the interim government of Iraq? – Iyad Allawi
35. Which film has been partly shot inside the Jim Corbett National Park? – Kaal
36. Who was Terry Schiavo? – A brain damaged American girl wishing to die
voluntarily
37. What is G-20? – A group of poor developing countries
38. Who is elected as the Prime Minister of Britain for the third term of office? – Tonny Blair
39. How were the members of the Constituent Assembly chosen? – Mainly elected by Province
Assemblies
40. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India became Independent? – Clement Attlee
41. Which princely State joined the Indian Union as a result of plebiscite after India was granted
Independence? – Junagarh
42. What is India’s National bird? – Peacock
43. Against which action of the British Government did Gandhi Ji organize the Dandi March as a
protest? – Imposition of salt tax
44. To which country doest the new pope Benedict XVI belongs? – Germany
45. Who is the chairman of the committee of State Finance ministers on VAT? – Asim Das Gupta
46. How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice? – 15
47. Who is Danish Kaneria? – The only Hindu Cricketer in the Pakistan Cricket Team
48. Who is the lifetime chairman of the Institute of Rural Management Anand(IRMA)? – Dr.
Vergese Kurien
49. Who was elected speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925? – Vitthal Bhai Patel
50. Who committed the first political murder in 1897 as part of the terrorist movement in India? –
Chapekar brothers