Economy Previous Year Questions 2026 | HP PCS

Economy - MOST IMPORTANT HP PCS Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of HP PCS.

📘 Planning Institutions📚 NITI Aayog
Q1

Which one of the following is the acronym for the word 'NITI' in NITI Aayog?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre)-2014
📘 Agriculture Sector📚 Agricultural Revolutions and Missions
Q2

Given below are two statements: Statement I : Honey Mission was launched in the year 2017. Statement II: Sweet Revolution promotes the apiculture in India. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

🎯 HP PCS 2023
📘 Industrial Sector📚 Cotton Textile Industries
Q3

Arrange the following centres of cotton textile industry in India from north to south:
(1) Phagwara
(2) Cuttack
(3) Guntur
(4) Tirupati

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Fiscal Policy📚 FRBM Act (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act)
Q4

According to FRBM Act, India's fiscal deficit should ........./FRBM अधिनियम के अनुसार, भारत का राजकोषीय घाटा अधिक नहीं होना चाहिएः

🎯 HP PCS (PRE) 2021
📘 Fiscal Policy📚 Misc
Q5

The Golden rule of fiscal policy in India is:

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2019
📘 Industrial Sector📚 Electricity
Q6

Consider the following statements:
(1) Nuclear energy contributes about 10% of the total electricity generation in India.
(2) India has 22 nuclear reactors in 7 power plants.
(3) Nuclear energy is the fifth largest source of electricity in India.
(4) The upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village pertain to Uttar Pradesh.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

🎯 HP PCS 2023
📘 Poverty📚 Misc
Q7

Arrange the following Committees in proper chronological order of their establishment: (1) Alagh Committee (2) Tendulkar Committee (3) Rangarajan Committee (4) Lakdawala Committee

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Poverty📚 Definition and Indices
Q8

Match List-I with List-II: List-I: (i) Chronic Poor (ii) Churning Poor (iii) Non-Poor (iv) Occasionally Poor] List-II: (1) Below the poverty line most of the time (2) Rich most of the time but sometimes, out of a business fluctuation become poor (3) Always above the poverty line (4) Regulatory move in and out of poverty]

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Unemployment📚 Disguised Unemployment
Q9

The marginal productivity of disguised unemployed workers is:

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Poverty📚 Measures of Poverty
Q10

What is the minimum calorie requirement in rural areas for measuring poverty?

🎯 HP PCS (PRE) 2021
📘 Poverty📚 NSSO Report on Poverty
Q11

Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India?

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2016
📘 Poverty📚 Poverty Alleviation and Employment Welfare Schemes
Q12

Targeted public distribution system (TPDS) was introduced to provide food grains at specially subsidized prices to below poverty line families in the year

🎯 HP PCS Pre 2013
📘 Unemployment📚 Disguised Unemployment
Q13

Disguised unemployment means:

🎯 HP PCS Pre 2019
📘 Unemployment📚 Disguised Unemployment
Q14

Disguised unemployment means:

🎯 HP PCS ( Pre)-2014
📘 Financial Markets📚 Financial Inclusion (Concept and Key Committees e.g., Nachiket Mor)
Q15

Arrange the following steps in relation to self-help groups in correct sequence:

  1. Lending, repayment and maintaining accounts and records.
  2. Arranging regular meetings with groups.
  3. Identifying the area and forming a group of women with common interest.
  4. Deciding on the amount for contribution and pooling the money.
🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2021
📘 Major Schemes📚 Schemes of Employment and Skill Development
Q16

SANKALP is launched to provide:

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) 2021
📘 Major Schemes📚 Other Schemes
Q17

Which of the following schemes is designed for the construction of houses for rural people?

🎯 HP PCS Pre 2011
📘 Major Schemes📚 Other Schemes
Q18

What is the correct order of various social service scheme in India according to year of origin?
(1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(2) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
(3) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
(4) National Social Assistance Scheme

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Health Related Plans📚 Health related plans information
Q19

Consider the following Health Programmes and policies and arrange them in the correct chronological order of their starting year:
(1) The National Health Policy
(2) National Health Mission (NHM)
(3) National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
(4) National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)

🎯 HP PCS (Pre) Exam-2024
📘 Important Indexes and Reports📚 Human Development Index
Q20

Which of the following indicators is NOT used to calculate Human Development Index (HDI)?

🎯 HP PCS Pre 2019