HPAS 2016 GS1 Mains Question Paper HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 1 Examine critically the concept of Cultural Heritage. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 2 Why did the Congress accept the Partition of India? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 3 How has the Treaty of Versailles (1919) changed the boundaries of countries? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 4 What changes have taken place in Socialism after the Second World War? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 5 Explain briefly the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 6 Define Cloud Burst. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 7 What is Karst Topography? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 8 Briefly describe the policies for Women Empowerment in India. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 9 Highlight briefly the components of the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009 related to the education of children from Scheduled Castes. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 10 Explain the Gandhian concept of Satyagraha. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 11 Which ancient literary sources find reference to the Kuluta (Kullu) region of Himachal Pradesh? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 12 Identify any three considerations on which the British policy towards the Shimla Hill states was based. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 13 Enumerate any four public welfare schemes executed by Raja Bhuri Singh of the Chamba princely state. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 14 What are the main horticultural products of the Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 15 Describe the main festivals of the Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 16 Mahaballipuram marks the culmination of Rock-cut architecture in Early India. Elucidate. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 17 Examine critically the features of De-colonization. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 18 Critically examine the ‘animistic’ and ‘naturalistic’ theories of religion. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 19 Explain the types of drainage systems in Peninsular India. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 20 What are the controlling factors of the Indian climate? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 21 Discuss the concept of globalization and its impact on Indian society. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 22 Distinguish between natural and man-made disasters. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 23 How did the invitation to the Gurkhas by Raja Mahan Chand of Kehlur change the whole course of the history of the Shimla and Punjab hill states? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 24 On the basis of topography and altitude, which are the major geographical zones in H.P.? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 25 Which are the main industrial areas in H.P. and which are the major industries in them? Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 26 The Congress Agenda of national unity was undermined by the events between 1937 and 1939. Also, highlight the Congress’s responsibility for it. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 27 Explain India’s unity in diversity and diversity in unity. Give suitable examples from the socio-cultural life of the people in India. Click here for solution HPAS 2016 GS1 Question 28 Explain the major agrarian unrests in the Shimla Hill States during the colonial era. Click here for solution
