HPSC Previous Year Question Papers, Download Prelims and Mains PDF

HPSC Previous Year Question Papers: Every year, the Haryana Public Service Commission conducts the HPSC HCS Examination. This year HPSC HCS Exam 2024 is scheduled for 11th February 2024 for the prelims exam. For those aspiring to take part in the HPSC State Services examination in 2024 or any other state civil services examination, a comprehensive review of the HPSC Previous Year Question Papers is indispensable. Aspirants targeting HPSC HCS should diligently scrutinize the “HPSC Previous Year Question Papers” provided in this article.

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HPSC Previous Year Question Papers

HPSC Previous Year Question Papers: In This article, we shall provide you with HPSC Previous Year Question Papers for both Prelims and Mains Examinations conducted by HPSC.

Prelims: The HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper consists of two papers including General Studies and CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test). All the questions included in the prelim exam are objective.

Mains: The HPSC HCS Mains Exam pattern includes 4 Question Papers, namely given below:

• Paper I: English (including English essay) of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
• Paper II: Hindi (including Hindi essay in Devanagari script) of 3 Hours duration and 100 marks.
• Paper III: General Studies of 3 hours duration and 200 marks
• Paper IV: Optional Subject of 3-hour duration and 200 marks.

HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2022 PDF

HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2022 PDF: Candidates can download the HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2022 PDF from the link given below:

HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2021 PDF

HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2021 PDF: Candidates can download the HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper 2021 PDF from the link given below:

HPSC HCS Mains Question Paper PDF

The Haryana Civil Services Examination’s second stage is the main examination, and only candidates who successfully navigate the preliminary examination proceed to this stage. Enclosed below are the HPSC HCS Mains question papers from previous years, available for download.

Nature of HPSC Examination

HPSC Examination: The Haryana Civil Services (HCS) exam is conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission(HPSC) in three phases. The nature of all three stages is different to test the seriousness, maturity, and ability of the contestant.

• Stage I: Preliminary Examination (Objective Nature)
• Stage II: Main Examination (Written/Descriptive Nature)
• Stage III: Interview (Verbal Nature)

Preliminary Exam Process

• The preliminary exam is conducted on the same day. This examination is conducted on the date fixed by the commission at various examination centres in the state.
  • This exam consists of two compulsory papers ‘General Studies-I’ and ‘Civil Service Aptitude Test’ (CSAT). Therefore, the examination is also organized in two shifts of two hours each. There is a gap of 3 hours between the two shifts.
  • The purpose of this examination is to shortlist the candidates for the main examination.
  • The final selection list is prepared based on marks obtained in the main examination and interview only.
• The cut-off in the preliminary examination is determined based on marks obtained in the first paper ‘General Studies’, while the second paper ‘CSAT’ is of qualifying nature.
  • It is mandatory to obtain 33% qualifying marks for the second paper.
  • It is to be noted that there is a provision of one-fourth (1/4) negative marking for every wrong answer in this examination.

Main Examination Process

• The HPSC HCS Mains Exam pattern includes 4 papers, namely:
  • Paper I: English (including English essay) of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
  • Paper II: Hindi (including Hindi essay in Devanagari script) of 3 Hours duration and 100 marks.
  • Paper III: General Studies of 3 hours duration and 200 marks
  • Paper IV: Optional Subject of 3-hour duration and 200 marks.

Interview/Personality Test

• After the main examination, Candidates thrice (three times) the number of advertised posts including bracketed candidates, if any, in order of merit in the main written examination will be called for the Personality Test (Viva-voce) which is of 75 marks.
• Finally, a total of 675 marks are considered while preparing the final merit list.

HPSC HCS Prelims Question Paper: Syllabus

Below is the Syllabus on which the Question Papers of HPSC HCS Prelims are based:

General Studies Question Paper Syllabus

• General Science: Questions included in General Science cover general science, which deals with things happening in our daily life. Some of the subjects which candidates are supposed to study while preparing for this exam include Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.
• Importance of Current Events (National & International): This section includes current events happening both nationally and internationally.
• History of India and Indian National Movement: In this section, the questions linked to Indian history are asked in the exam. The kind of questions asked in the exam are related to the Indian National Movement, the growth of nationalism, etc.
• Indian and World Geography: Questions will be based on the social, economic, and physical geography of India and candidates also have to prepare about Indian agriculture as well.
• Culture, Politics, Economy of India: Questions on Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge of the country‘s political system and Constitution of India, economic developments in the country, Panchayati Raj, etc.
• General Mental Ability: Haryana–Economy, and people. Social, economic, and cultural institutions and language of Haryana.

 CSAT Question Paper Syllabus

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (asked till Class X level)
• Data interpretation (asked till Class X level)

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