ISC 2025 Home Science Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Home Science Paper 1 (Theory), code 864A, from the 2025 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 has fourteen one-mark parts, including two assertion–reason items, on germination, bank accounts and cooking. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, on cake baking, fixed deposits, Ikat, consumer rights, the ICDS or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and old age or the peer group. Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in one, on food labels, early adulthood, adolescence, and either a hypertension menu or germination. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Home Science

Year

2025

Paper code

864A

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1 with 14 one-mark parts, mixing multiple-choice items, two assertion–reason 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

• Germination and fermentation
• Therapeutic diets
• Bank accounts and online banking
• Methods of cooking
• Ikat textiles
• Standardisation marks
• Consumer rights
• Integrated Child Development Services
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Old age and the peer group
• Early adulthood
• Adolescence and advertisements

Questions from this paper

1. What is the standardisation mark found on a bottle of sauce?
2. Which method of cooking is used to make a cake, and why? Mention any two disadvantages of this method.
3. Name any two fibres commonly used to make Ikat, and list any two motifs generally seen on such fabric.
4. Which consumer right is violated when a sunscreen label does not mention possible side effects, and what action can the buyer take?
5. What is meant by early adulthood? List any three of its characteristics, and explain why it is considered a time of commitment.
6. List any two dishes that can be prepared by germination, and state any two nutritional benefits of this preliminary method.