ISC 2024 Fashion Designing Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Fashion Designing Paper 1 (Theory), code 865A, set by CISCE for the 2024 board examination. It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 12 compulsory questions in three sections. Section A has fourteen one-mark items: fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice, an assertion–reason question and two picture-based identifications. Section B has short answers on fibres, yarns, fabric construction and Indian costumes, and Section C has long answers on fabric construction, European fashion history (wartime rationing and the 1980s disco fitness craze) and a sketch of a traditional costume. Internal choices are given in Questions 6, 8 and 12. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Fashion Designing

Year

2024

Paper code

865A

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

5

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1: 14 one-mark objective and very short answer items, including picture-based identification

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, short answers of four marks each; internal choice in Questions 6 and 8

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, long answers of seven marks each; internal choice in Question 12, which needs a sketch

Topics covered

• Textile fibres and their classification
• Yarn manufacture and spinning
• Fabric construction methods
• Care and properties of fabrics
• Traditional sarees of India
• Psychology of colours
• Traditional costumes of Indian states
• Fashion during the Second World War
• Fashion of the 1980s in Europe

Questions from this paper

1. Write a short note on any four properties that determine the durability of fabrics.
2. Discuss the classification of textile fibres based on their origin.
3. Which spinning method is used to make cotton yarns? Mention the steps involved in this method.
4. Based on the properties of manufactured fibres, state three advantages of spandex fibre in making garments.
5. Discuss the 'rationing of materials' during the period of the Second World War in Europe.
6. Draw a sketch of the traditional costume of men in Rajasthan and write a short note on its components.