List of top Home Science Questions

Which of the following plays a significant role in foetal and infant early growth and development ?
Protein requirements for adult moderate active women is ___________ g/kg body weight/day.
Low temperature, preserves food by :
Arrange the countries based on their contribution to world wheat production (highest to lowest).
(A) India
(B) United States of America
(C) Russian Federation
(D) China
Match List-I with List-II.
{|l|l|} List-I (Programmes/schemes) & List-II (Year of launch)
(A) Jal Jeevan Mission & (I) 2013
(B) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G) & (II) 2018
(C) Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme & (III) 2019
(D) Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) & (IV) 2016
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Soil structure determines the volume of soil accessible to the root system.
Statement (II) : Soil depth is based on the distribution and aggregation of soil particles and determines the distribution of pore sizes.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : India ranks fifth in the world and fourth in Asia among the mega-diverse (biodiversity) countries in the world.
Statement (II) : One of the outcomes of the COP 15 is to reduce to near zero the loss of areas of high biodiversity importance.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following statements are true about Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) ?
(A) Launched in April 2014
(B) Grant loans of up to Rs. 10 lakhs for income-generating manufacturing, trading, and service sectors
(C) The term loan and working capital requirements can be met
(D) The rate of interest is decided by the state governments
(E) There is no insistence on collateral(s) during the sanction of the loan
Match List-I with List-II.
{|l|l|} List-I (Process/Practice) & List-II (Title of Process)
(A) A man-made deposit of soil, rock, or other materials, is often used to form an impoundment & (I) Gully erosion
(B) Relatively deep incision of the soil surface caused by concentrated overland runoff & (II) Splash erosion
(C) Small eroding channels are produced by surface runoff & (III) Rill erosion
(D) The dispersal of soil particles resulting from direct raindrop impact on the soil surface & (IV) Embankment
Which of the following food products contain carbohydrates mainly in the form of starch ?
(A) Apple
(B) Wheat
(C) Rice
(D) Potato
(E) Orange
Under which of the following conditions, drip irrigation is suited ?
(A) Close-growing crops
(B) Widely spaced crops
(C) Undulating lands with a high infiltration rate
(D) Saline irrigation water
Which of the following statements are true about field preparation and planting of sugarcane crops ?
(A) Deep ploughing with a soil-turning plough once in three years
(B) Seed material is setts which are small cut sections of sugarcane stalk
(C) Mature cane is best suited for seed material
(D) Mostly two budded setts are used for planting.
Which of the following is true about the system of rice intensification ?
(A) Transplanting young seedlings usually 8-12 days old
(B) Planting single seeding rather than several seedlings
(C) Grown in non-puddled, aerobic soils under irrigation and high inputs
(D) Wide space planting
Arrange the following in the correct sequence of approaches to understand women's participation in development -
(A) Gender Mainstreaming
(B) Women and Development
(C) Welfare
(D) Women in Development
(E) Gender and Development
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Process of gendering is an ongoing process within families and societies.
Reason (R) : Through these processes children imbibe the meaning of masculine and feminine and internalise them to practice.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Social system with its propensity towards modernity will have lower acceptance of innovations.
Reason (R) : The acceptance of innovations will create a great amount of change in non-modern societies as opposed to modern societies.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Methods/ Materials used in extension) & List-II (Purpose)
(A) Personal letter & (I) Mass mobilisation
(B) Method demonstration & (II) Mass Contact method
(C) Television & (III) Individual Contact method
(D) Campaign & (IV) Group Contact method

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Programme) & List-II (Objective)
(A) NHM & (I) Wage Employment
(B) ICDS & (II) Self Employment
(C) NRLM & (III) Nutrition
(D) MGNREGA & (IV) Health

The rural community is characterised by the following features -
(A) Lesser social mobility
(B) Higher social solidarity
(C) Higher population
(D) Homogeneous population
(E) Higher social interaction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The key functions of non-verbal communication are -
(A) Repeating
(B) Requesting
(C) Regulating
(D) Rephrasing
(E) Accenting
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
"Written text material sent by an extension officer to people in a rural community with same information to all with great potential to influence" is most applicable to which of the following options?
Which of the following are true about Extension Education ?
(A) It is an applied physical science
(B) It is an applied behavioural science
(C) It is a formal education process
(D) It is to bring about change in the knowledge of people
(E) It is to bring about change in the skills of the people
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The 'Diffusion of Innovation' concept in extension can be applied in the context of :
Systems involved in transfer of agricultural technology are -
(A) Technology generating system
(B) Technology and Behaviour change system
(C) Technology and people's system
(D) Technology disseminating system
(E) Technology practicing system
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Role of farm leaders in Extension include -
(A) Giving credit to the needy farmers
(B) Raising demonstration plots
(C) Educating children of the farmers
(D) Assistance to the farmers in getting credit
(E) Serving needs of the innovative farmers in the village
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :