ISC 2024 Home Science Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Home Science Paper 1 (Theory), code 864A, from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 12 compulsory questions in three sections. Section A is fourteen one-mark items on cooking methods, food preparation, banking and traditional textiles. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, on meal planning, bank accounts, the ICDS and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Patola and Madhubani, and consumer responsibilities. Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in one, on careers and the elderly, adulthood, adolescence, and either a hypertension diet or consumer rights and labels. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Home Science

Year

2024

Paper code

864A

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 with 14 one-mark parts, mixing multiple-choice items and very short answers

• Section B

  28 marks

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

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each, split into shorter parts; internal choice in Question 12

Topics covered

• Methods of cooking
• Meal planning and nutrient loss
• Food fads and eating disorders
• Bank accounts and electronic transfer
• Traditional textiles and embroidery
• Integrated Child Development Services
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Consumer rights and responsibilities
• Career choice
• Adulthood and the elderly
• Adolescence
• Diet in hypertension

Questions from this paper

1. What is the process of immersing food in boiling water for a short time and then plunging it into cold water to remove the outer layer called?
2. Name the eating disorder of a seventeen-year-old hostel student who keeps a low body weight from a constant fear of gaining weight, and whose hair and nails are brittle.
3. List any two changes rice undergoes during cooking, and state any two ways of minimising nutrient loss while cooking.
4. State any four salient features of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme.
5. What is meant by a career? Briefly discuss the role of the school in the career choice made by a young adult.
6. Enumerate any four features of cognitive development during adolescence.