List of top Home Science Questions

What are fine motor skills? Give two examples of fine motor skills developed in early childhood years among 3–5-year-old children.

What is Argemone? Give two of its harmful effects on human health.

What is endomorphic body type in children?

Why clothes should not be stored in moist conditions?

Give an example of exploratory play for a 3–5-year-old child.

The stiffening agent used for finishing silk fabrics is ________.

Choose the incorrect pair of stain and its type.

At which age does a child have a vocabulary of 2000 to 2500 words?

When two activities are grouped together and scheduled together to save time and energy, it is called __________

Hands should be thoroughly washed for _________ to maintain personal hygiene.

Define food safety and mention two ways by which FSSAI ensures safety of food.

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

List-I (Principle of Extension)	List-II (Description)
A. Principle of democratic approach	I. Extension helps people to help themselves. Good extension work is directed towards assisting people to work out their own problems, rather than giving them ready-made solutions
B. The grassroots principle of organization	II. People, groups and their conditions differ from place to place. Therefore, extension programmes should be flexible, so that necessary changes can be made whenever needed to meet varying conditions
C. Principle of adaptability	III. Participation of people in extension activities is voluntary and development interventions are carried out based on the perceived needs of the people
D. Principle of participation	IV. Any development programme should fit in with the local conditions

………..refers to vintage and collectible textiles in private and museum collections that require different methods of handling, cleaning and storage practices.

………….is the form of household headed by a woman.

Put the process of selection of communication media in correct order:
A. Organization of materials
B. Selection factors
C. Organization of techniques
D. Implementation and evaluation
E. Specification of learning objectives

Identify the correct statements in context of Freezer Burn.
A. Dehydration that may accompany the freezing process
B. The surface of food may show white patches and becomes tough
C. Ice crystals enlarge because they are subject to fluctuating temperatures
D. Occurs due to sublimation of ice

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

List-I (Fabric Finishes)	List-II (Descriptions)
A. Calendering	I. Fabric is applied with caustic soda to give cotton fabric a silky luster and beautiful surface
B. Schreinerizing	II. Design on the surface of the fabric is created through engraved rollers
C. Mercerising	III. It is an ironing process
D. Embossing	IV. The fabric is pressed between the steel rollers engraved with fine lines

Arrange the sequence of operations carried out on a loom:
A. Cloth is wound on the beam in a loom
B. Passing through the shed, the shuttle throws the filling yarn between the warp yarns
C. Harness raises a certain number of warp threads
D. Filling yarn is pushed back by reed

Which of the following is not a floating weave?

The history of Indian garments from ancient to modern times passed through which of the following period, when women found herself enveloped in a veil of the 'Purdah system'?

'Ginghams, twill, khaddar handloom materials make good tablecloths'. Which of the following is not a property to look for while choosing a tablecloth?

Identify the Kohlberg's stages of moral development.
A. Homogeneous Morality
B. Social System Morality
C. Universal Ethical Principles
D. Social Contract or Utility and Individual Rights
E. Cultural and Moral Reasoning
F. Mutual Interpersonal Expectations, Relationships, and Interpersonal Conformity

Iron is stored in the body in the following except:

Ardil, a cream coloured fiber with moderate luster and closely resembles wool, is manufactured from