ISC 2026 Home Science Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Home Science Paper 1 (Theory), code 864A, from the 2026 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, including assertion–reason questions, on solar cooking, food labels, parenting styles and adulteration. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, on bank accounts, Patan and Kachchh textiles, turmeric, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and old age or middle adulthood. Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in one, on late puberty, a Type-2 diabetes diet, idlis in place of samosas, and Banarasi silk or Dabu textiles. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Home Science

Year

2026

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

• Methods of cooking
• Food labels and vegetarian marks
• Parenting styles
• Food adulteration
• Bank accounts, shares and debentures
• Traditional textiles
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Integrated Child Development Services
• Old age and middle adulthood
• Consumer problems and consumer education
• Adolescence and late maturity
• Diet in diabetes

Questions from this paper

1. What do a green dot and a red dot on packets of instant noodles symbolise?
2. Name the embroidery that uses darning stitches and is seen on fabric from Punjab.
3. A cook tosses vegetables rapidly in a pan over high heat with very little oil so that they stay crisp. Name this method of cooking.
4. Name the substance added to turmeric powder to make it look exceptionally bright yellow, and mention any two of its harmful effects.
5. State two factors to keep in mind while planning a diet for a sixty-year-old with Type-2 diabetes, and mention any four foods he should avoid.
6. Explain any three characteristics of Banarasi silk sarees that distinguish them from other silk sarees.