Are you preparing for a Himachal Pradesh Govt Job in 2026? Or you want to crack exams like Clerk, HP JOA IT, HP Panchayat Secretary, and HP Patwari. As you know, preparing for any government exams, Previous Year Questions (PYQs) are your best weapon. I have compiled a list of High-Yield India GK questions that are repeatedly asked in HPSSC, HPRCA, and HPPSC exams. Don't miss these 'Most Expected' INDIA GK questions to strengthen your score. You must read and make notes of these frequently asked questions. Let’s get started!
Question 1. Which Act paved the way for the Single Order Judiciary?
(a) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(b) Pitt's India Act, 1773
(c) Govt. of India Act, 1919
(d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
Question 2. Which of the following is the first Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
(a) Justice Ravi Shankar Jha
(b) Justice Immudin Nawab
(c) Justice Ram Lal
(d) Justice H.J. Kania
(c) Justice Ram Lal
(d) Justice H.J. Kania
Question 3. Which of the following is the first Secretary of State for India?
(a) Morley
(b) Charles Wood
(c) Hunter
(d) Macaulay
(c) Hunter
(d) Macaulay
Question 4. Where was St. George Fort built in 1641?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Bombay
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Question 5. Macaulay Minutes related to?
(a) Trade & Commerce
(b) Introduction of Eastern Education
(c) Introduction of Western Education
(d) Services
(c) Introduction of Western Education
(d) Services
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Question 6. Which of the following is the foundation of the modern education system in India that was laid by?
(a) Wood's Despatch of 1854
(b) The Hunter Commission of 1882
(c) Govt. of India Act 1919
(d) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
(c) Govt. of India Act 1919
(d) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
Question 7. On which day was Queen Victoria's Proclamation read at Allahabad Durbar?
(a) 1st Oct. 1857
(b) 1st Nov. 1858
(c) 3 Apr. 1844
(d) 2 May, 1919
(c) 3 Apr. 1844
(d) 2 May, 1919
Question 8. Which of the following was the main reason for out break of the 1857 revolt?
(a) Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Introduction of the Enfield Rifle
(c) Introduction of the Doctrine of Laps
(d) (b) and (c)
(c) Introduction of the Doctrine of Laps
(d) (b) and (c)
Question 9. Which of the following led the revolt in Bareilly?
(a) Khan Bahadur Khan
(b) Bahadur Shah II
(c) Kanwar Singh
(d) Rani Jhansi
(c) Kanwar Singh
(d) Rani Jhansi
Question 10. The book 'East India' is written by?
(a) M.G Ranade
(b) H.L V Derezio
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) K.P Ghosh
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) K.P Ghosh
Question 11. The Chamber of Princes was created in which year?
(a) 1921
(b) 1922
(c) 1923
(d) 1924
(c) 1923
(d) 1924
Question 12. In which year first Carnatic War take place?
(a) 1732-34
(b) 1746-48
(c) 1762-64
(d) 1782-84
(c) 1762-64
(d) 1782-84
Question 13. Which of the following defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipur bomb case?
(a) B.G Tilak
(b) Prafulla Chaki
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Annie Besant
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Annie Besant
Question 14. Name the person who wrote 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 15. In which of the following called Mother of Indian Revolutionaries?
(a) Anna Purna
(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Madam Cama
Question 16. Founder of the "Gadar Party"?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Ali Jannah
(c) Abdulla Shah
(d) None of the above
Question 17. The basic element of an ecosystem?
(a) Energy Loss
(b) Energy flow
(c) Bio-uniformity
(d) Bio-diversity
Question 18. "Simlipat National Park" is situated in the state of?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Manipur
(d) Odisha
Question 19. On which river is the " Gandak Project " constructed?
(a) Saltuj
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Gandak
(d) Krishna
Question 20. The Chambal Project is constructed on the river.
(a) Ganga
(b) Chambal
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
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Question 21. The Vice President of India is elected:
(a) By the members of the Rajya Sabha
(b) By the people
(c) By the members of the two Houses of Parliament at a joint sitting
(d) By the members of State Legislative Assemblies
Question 22. The Prime Minister :
(a) The PM cannot be the President of the Party
(b) The PM can also serve as the President of the Party
(c) is always the President of the Party
(d) None of the above
Question 23. Which of the following is the subject of "Banking and Defence":
(a) Concurrent List
(b) State List
(c) Union List
(d) None of the above
Question 24. During the time of which ruler did the famous Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya settle in Delhi?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
Question 25. Name the place where the headquarters of the "Indian Mountaineering Foundation" is located?
(a) Darjeeling
(b) Kolkata
(c) West Bengal
(d) New Delhi
Question 26. Jharia (situated in Jharkhand) is famous for?
(a) Gold Mines
(b) Sports Goods
(c) Coal Mines
(d) Cooper Mines
Question 27. Name the place where the 'National Institute of Occupational Health' is located?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Pune
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Ahmadabad
Question 28. Who wrote the book named "My Experiments with Truth"?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Jarnes Morris
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Michael Anderson
Question 29. Name the game that is associated with the "Nehru Cup"?
(a) Table Tennis
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Cricket
Question 30. In which year was the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal Constituted?
(a) April 1986
(b) July 1985
(c) August 1987
(d) September 1984
Conclusion
If you are preparing for HP JOA IT, HP Patwari, HP Panchayat Secretary, HP Allied, and other state-level exams, then the Most Repeated Questions (PYQs) given above are very important from your examination point of view. These questions are frequently asked in HPPSC and HPRCA exams.
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