QUESTION BANK
CLASS XI
HOME SCIENCE (REG)
1. What do you understand by the term Home Science ?
2. Why do you think that home science is a combined study of
science and art ?
3. Give a brief account of the scope of home science study.
4 . Why do you think home science is equally important for boys and
girls ?
5. Home science studies provide vast career opportunities discuss .
6. Define adolescence .
7. What is Menarche and spermarche ?
8. Explain the term Puberty .
9. Differentiate between primary and secondary sex characteristics.
10. Differentiate between early and late maturation .
11. Give a brief account of the importance of nutrition and exercise .
12. What challenges an early mature encounters
13. What is the effect of adolescence on the heart ,lung and brain size
of an individual ?
14. Define the following terms
1. Cognition
2. Reflexes
3. Assimilation
4. Adaptations
5 .Accomodation
6. Equilibrium
15. List the four stages of cognitive development ?
16. Define social development ?
17. Define emotional development ?
18. Explain the mood swings .
19. Name two negative qualities that will lead to social rejection .
20. What brief account of importance of peer group .
22. List four areas of social interaction for adolescents .
23. Discuss the factors causing you should do so as not to succumb to negative peer pressure ?
21. Give a
stress and storm in the life of an
adolescent.
24.What is heredity ?
25. What are physical and mental traits?
26. How many chromosomes are there in body cells of human beings ?
27.How many chromosomes are there in egg cell and sperm cell of human beings?
28.How is sex of a child determined ?
29. Give an account of various heredity disorders.
30. What is amnesia ?
31. What is depression? List any two causes that can lead to depression among adolescents?
32. Define delinquency . Enumerate the different causes of delinquent
behaviour among adolescents.
33. Define career.
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34.Discuss the various factors influencing the choice of career of
adolescents.
35. Define population explosion.
36. Discuss various factors responsible for over population.
37. List six effects of population explosion.
38. Explain the importance of small family norms in relation to population control.
39. What poverty line?
40. What is population education?
41. What is good health?
42. List the various dimensions of health.
43. Define disease.
44. Give a brief account of the various functions of food.
45. What are nutrients?
46. What is nutrition?
47. Give the nutrient classification of food.
48. Differentiate between optimum and mal nutrition.
49. List the important functions of proteins ,carbohydrates and fats.
50. List the two essential amino acids required during infancy.
51. Fats provide high satiety value .Explain.
52. What is the function of cellulose in the body.
53.What are vitamins?
54. What is the chemical name of vitamin C.
55. Define deficiency diseases.
58. What is the composition of haemoglobin.
59. Why does one get tired and fatigued because of inadequate iron intake? Explain.
60. Give brief account of the functions and sources of iron ,calcium and iodine in the body.
61. Define balanced diet?
62. What is whey?
63. Why is jaggery better than sugar?
64. Name the different food groups. Give a brief account of their contribution in daily diets.
65. Why is the balanced diet different for different individuals? Explain
66. What are perishable and non perishable foods?
67. List four points that are important for the selection of food.
68. What are convenience foods?
69. How you can test the freshness of fish?
70. Give a brief account of the various reasons of cooking food.
71. Name the vitamins lost during cooking.
72. What is germination?
73 .Differentiate between1. Boiling and par boiling
2. Baking and roasting
3. Shallow frying and deep frying
74 .What are the benefits of pressure cooking?
75. What is food spoilage ?
76. List the factors causing food spoilage.
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77. What are the conditions favouring food spoilage?
78. Explain the action of yeast in making wine.
79.Define food preservation.What is its importance.
80.Define blanching.
81. Explain different household methods of food preservation.
82.List the various principles underlying the making of pickle and jam.
83.Define resources with examples.
84. What are the characteristics of resources.
85. State four ways each for conserving water, electricity, fuel.
86. What are community resources? Why is it important to manage and conserve them?
87. Define management.
88. List the various steps involved in any management process.
89.Write a plan for taking admission to a professional course.
90. Define time and energy management.
91. List the various steps to be taken in mind while making a time plan.
92. What is fatigue? Differentiate between psychological and physiological fatigue.
93. What is meant by work simplification?
94. List the various ways of simplifying work.
95. Make a time plan for a senior secondary student.
96. Define work organization.
97. Give a brief account of the important factors that help you in expanding and making the
best use of available space.
98. What are accessories? List six accessories and categorise them according to the purpose
they serve.
99. What are primary, secondary and neutral colours? Give examples.
100. Explain the three dimension of colors.
101. What is work ethic?
102.Explain the various factors essential for the development of work
ethics.
103. What is fibre?
104. Differentiate between staple and filament.
105. What are blended fabrics? Give examples.
106. Discuss the physical, thermal, chemical and biological properties of
cotton, wool, silk and nylon.
107. Differentiate between clip wool and fleece wool.
108 .What is a yarn?
109.Differentiate between plain and twill weave.
110.What is a finish?
111.Define a dye.
112. What is sanforising?
113. List the special finishes given to a fabrics.Explain.
114. List the various regular finishes given to fabric.
115.Give a brief account of the different printing technique
QUESTION BANK
CLASS XI
HOME SCIENCE (REG)