Question Paper 2016 Delhi (Set 1) CBSE Class 12 Home Science

Time allowed: 3 hours / Maximum marks: 70

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.
2. There are total 25 questions.
3. Question nos. 1-6 are of 1 mark, to be answered in one or two lines.
4. Question nos. 7-13 are of 2 marks, to be answered in 10-20 words.
5. Question nos. 14 & 15 are of 3 marks, to be answered in 20-30 words.
6. Question nos. 16-21 are of 4 marks, to be answered in 40 words.
7. Question nos. 22-25 are of 5 marks, to be answered in 50-60 words.
8. Support your answer with suitable examples wherever required.

1. Convince pregnant women to indude foods rich in zinc with two reasons in their daily meals.

Ans. I. Prevents miscarriage

1. Preventsfoetal deformation
2. For growth of cells
3. Good for immunity
4. Helps to Increase weight of foetus (any two)

2. Give two examples of direct real income.

Ans. Examples

1. Skills of family members - stitches own clothes/any other
2. Use of community resources - public transport/any other
3. Judicious use of family assets- live in own house/ any other (any two)

3. List two reasons of buying electrical items only from a reputed shop.

Ans. I. Will give guarantee

1. Shopkeeper will give bill
2. can file a complaint, if any problem
3. Reliable/genuine products/ not duplicate

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1. any other (any two)

1. What can be the two possible reasons for higher cost of a dress in comparison of similar other dresses.

Ans. I. Out on true bias

1. Material is of good quality
2. Fine/ hand embroidery done on it.
3. Exclusive design
4. Branded/ designer
5. Workmanship is of good quality
6. Any other (any two)

5. In what two ways have the villagers benefitted from MGNREGA?

Ans. I. Provides at least 100 -150 days of guaranteed wage employment in each financial year

1. Will get unemployment allowance
2. Builds infrastructure for village-provide toilets, roads, better water supply

1. 1/3^rd reservation for women (any two)
2. Name two occupations you can choose after you are trained in the area of food and Nutrition

Ans. I. Assistant chef

1. Dietician/Nutritionist
2. Hobby classes (cooking and baking etc.)

1. Catering
2. Any other (any two)

7. Twenty five year old Seema is a teacher who has recently got married. Give her four suggestions to cope with her new responsibilities at home.

Ans. Suggestions

1. Be open to new ideas/ try to under stand other's point of view
2. Adjust her habits of sleeping, eating etc.
3. Accept others as they are
4. Educate self for motherhood
5. Learn time, money and energy management techniques

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