List of top Home Science Questions

Of which age group children are called toddlers?

Match List-I with List-II.
List-I (Standardization marks):
A. ECO Mark
B. AGMARK
C. ISI
D. Hall Mark
List-II (Product):
I. Building Materials
II. Soaps
III. Gold
IV. Spices

Match List-I with List-II.
List-I (Colour scheme):
A. Split complementary
B. Triad
C. Analogous
D. Complementary
List-II (Example):
I. Red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue
II. Blue-purple, yellow-orange
III. Green, red-purple, red-orange
IV. Green, purple, orange

In managing time, subsistence time includes the following: A. Eating, B. Working, C. Sleeping, D. Leisure, E. Cooking.

As per the theory of dyeing, arrange the various stages of dyeing in the correct sequence: A. Adsorption B. Migration C. Substantive Attachment D. Diffusion

Arrange the steps in laundering cotton garments in the correct sequence: A. Steeping B. Stiffening and blueing C. Sorting D. Washing E. Mending

Arrange in the correct sequence, the steps in the processing of flax fibres: A. Spinning B. Breaking C. Hackling D. Retting E. Scutching

Arrange the following activities in the increasing order of involvement and learning: A. Reading B. Listening C. Participating in a discussion D. Doing the real thing E. Watching a demonstration

Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Cellulosic textiles can be permanently heat set.
Reason (R): Heat setting can be performed on thermoplastic polymers which when heated under strictly controlled temperatures soften and can be made to take any shape. When cooled, they will retain the desired shape of configuration.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer:

Arrangement of identical elements, corresponding in shape and size and relative position about a common axis creates:

Hypergamy is a system of marriage according to which a man from a particular caste can marry a woman of:

_______ is concerned with all the psychological, social, economic, physiological and medicinal problems of the elderly.

Who among the following facilitates conversion of inspiration into design, uses technology to conceptualise and address the planning, production, promotion and distribution of products in the fashion industry, to meet the needs and demands of a consumer?

The child between two and three years is sometimes referred to as a ________________, a term that is derived from the jumpy walk that a young child has at this age.

Montessori schools are based on the principles of early childhood education as outlined by a well-known educationist ________________.

Which of the following setting is primarily dedicated for the care of children in the preschool years who are cared for in the absence of a primary caregiver at home?

Adoption of         standards is voluntary and that the standards are reviewed every five years.

Name the document published by the CAC which is a collection of internationally adopted Food Standards.

Which Food Safety Management System involves identification of hazards, assessment of chances of occurrence of hazards during each step /stage in the food chain and defining measures for hazard(s) control?

Name the phase of life from birth till one year of age.

_____________ is the name given to an institutional setting that is particularly designed for the care of infants and young children in the absence of home care.

Identify the consumers' expectations while purchasing goods:
A. Reasonable price
B. Quality products
C. Spurious product
D. Correct weights and measures

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

        is an international reference for quality requirements and is concerned with Quality Management of an organisation.

Identify the main aim of Codex Alimentarius Commission.