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1 Which of the following is the best example of unpaid work? Home Science
Work, age and gender		 Easy
2 The idea that men should earn and women should look after the home is an example of Home Science
Work, age and gender		 Easy
3 Under Indian law, employing a 12-year-old as a full-time helper in a roadside eatery is Home Science
Work, age and gender		 Medium
4 Meena works eight hours in an office and then does almost all the cooking and childcare at home. Her situatio… Home Science
Work, age and gender		 Medium
5 Which statement about gender and work is most accurate? Home Science
Work, age and gender		 Hard
6 Phulkari embroidery is a traditional craft of Home Science
Occupational heritage of India		 Easy
7 Chikankari, a delicate white-on-white embroidery, is mainly associated with Home Science
Occupational heritage of India		 Easy
8 In which technique is the yarn resist-dyed in patterns before the fabric is woven? Home Science
Occupational heritage of India		 Medium
9 Dhokra craft is best described as Home Science
Occupational heritage of India		 Medium
10 A cooperative of handloom weavers wants buyers to recognise that their sarees genuinely come from their regio… Home Science
Occupational heritage of India		 Hard
11 A professional who plans special diets for patients in a hospital is a Home Science
Career options		 Easy
12 Running a crèche for children of working parents is a career mainly linked to Home Science
Career options		 Easy
13 Riya studied Home Science and now develops new ready-to-eat snacks, checks their shelf life and decides on pa… Home Science
Career options		 Medium
14 Which career draws most directly on Resource Management? Home Science
Career options		 Medium
15 An NGO wants someone to design posters, street plays and radio messages to spread awareness about breastfeedi… Home Science
Career options		 Hard
16 The willingness of an entrepreneur to invest money in a new idea whose success is uncertain is called Home Science
Entrepreneurship and self-employment		 Easy
17 Small groups of women who save regularly and lend to members for income activities are known as Home Science
Entrepreneurship and self-employment		 Easy
18 Sunita wants to start a tiffin service. Before buying equipment, what should she do first? Home Science
Entrepreneurship and self-employment		 Medium
19 A boutique earns ₹60,000 in a month. Fabric costs ₹22,000, wages ₹15,000 and rent and electricity ₹8,000. Wha… Home Science
Entrepreneurship and self-employment		 Medium
20 Arun's first catering venture failed, but he studied his mistakes, changed his menu and started again. Which … Home Science
Entrepreneurship and self-employment		 Hard
21 Understanding a colleague's feelings by putting yourself in her place is called Home Science
Life skills for career building		 Easy
22 Which of these is one of the ten core life skills listed by WHO? Home Science
Life skills for career building		 Easy
23 Before sharing a viral health message, Kavya checks its source and looks for evidence. She is using Home Science
Life skills for career building		 Medium
24 A student who keeps putting off a project until the night before the deadline needs to work most on Home Science
Life skills for career building		 Medium
25 In a decision-making process, what should a person do immediately after listing the possible alternatives? Home Science
Life skills for career building		 Hard
26 A diet with reduced salt is most important for a patient with Home Science
Clinical nutrition and dietetics		 Easy
27 Feeding nutrients directly into a vein is called Home Science
Clinical nutrition and dietetics		 Easy
28 An adult weighs 72 kg and is 1.6 m tall. What is the BMI and its category? Home Science
Clinical nutrition and dietetics		 Medium
29 A snack provides 50 g carbohydrate, 10 g protein and 10 g fat. How much energy does it give? Home Science
Clinical nutrition and dietetics		 Medium
30 A child diagnosed with coeliac disease should be given which breakfast? Home Science
Clinical nutrition and dietetics		 Hard
31 Goitre is mainly caused by deficiency of Home Science
Public nutrition and health		 Easy
32 Night blindness is an early sign of deficiency of Home Science
Public nutrition and health		 Easy
33 A five-year-old is much shorter than the standard for his age, though his weight is proportionate to his heig… Home Science
Public nutrition and health		 Medium
34 Which service is provided under ICDS through anganwadi centres? Home Science
Public nutrition and health		 Medium
35 A district survey shows many children are underweight while obesity and diabetes are rising among adults. Thi… Home Science
Public nutrition and health		 Hard
36 Jams and jellies are preserved mainly by a high concentration of Home Science
Food processing and technology		 Easy
37 Which product is an example of fermentation? Home Science
Food processing and technology		 Easy
38 Why are vegetables blanched before freezing? Home Science
Food processing and technology		 Medium
39 The main difference between pasteurisation and sterilisation is that pasteurisation Home Science
Food processing and technology		 Medium
40 A small unit is making squash from a deep red fruit. Which chemical preservative should it prefer? Home Science
Food processing and technology		 Hard
41 Papaya seeds are commonly used to adulterate Home Science
Food quality and food safety		 Easy
42 The certification mark meant for agricultural produce in India is Home Science
Food quality and food safety		 Easy
43 A few drops of iodine solution added to a milk sample turn it blue. This indicates the milk is adulterated wi… Home Science
Food quality and food safety		 Medium
44 A piece of glass found in a packet of biscuits is an example of a Home Science
Food quality and food safety		 Medium
45 In a dairy plant using HACCP, the step of identifying the point where milk must reach a set temperature to ki… Home Science
Food quality and food safety		 Hard
46 Early childhood generally refers to the period from birth to about Home Science
Early childhood care and education		 Easy
47 A centre that looks after infants and toddlers while their parents are at work is a Home Science
Early childhood care and education		 Easy
48 The idea of "kindergarten", or a garden of children, was given by Home Science
Early childhood care and education		 Medium
49 A preschool asks three-year-olds to copy alphabets in notebooks for an hour every day. This practice is unsui… Home Science
Early childhood care and education		 Medium
50 Which observation best shows that an ECCE centre follows a holistic approach? Home Science
Early childhood care and education		 Hard