CBSE Board Class 10 Home Science Sample Papers 2009

Sample Question Paper 2009
HOME SCIENCE
Class-X 
TIME : 3 Hrs MM : 80.
General instructions:
l All questions are compulsory
l There are 37 questions in all, question nos. 1 to 11 carry 01 mark each (multiple choice), one
correct option has to be chosen, question nos 12 to 24 carry 02 marks each to be answered in
1 0 - 2 0   w o r d s ,   q u e s t i o n   n o s .   2 5   t o   3 3   c a r r y   3   m a r k s   e a c h   t o   b e   a n s w e r e d   i n
20-40 words and question nos. 34 to 37 carry 04 marks each to be answered in 40-100
words.
l Support your answer with suitable examples wherever required.
Following are incomplete statements. Four alternatives are given at the end of each
statement. Choose the correct alternative to complete the respective statement.
1. Resources like buses and, schools are classified as
a) human resources
b) material resources
c) psychological resources
d) shared resources
2. Psychic income means
a) satisfaction
b) services
c) money
d) goods
3. Investment is when you
a) save money  every month
b) put money in piggy bank
c) earn interest on your savings
d) put money in bank locker3
4. Expenditure of a family is influenced by
a) size of the family
b) status of the family
c) locality in which the family lives
d) all the above
5. Personal resources are all but
a) skills and time
b) abilities and time
c) knowledge and skills
d) energy and money
6. To prevent being overcharged you should adopt the following
a)        compare prices
b) buy standardized products
c) buy from reputed shops
d) bargain prices
7. Silk can get damaged by
a) perspiration and carpet beetles.
b) silver fish and  perspiration
c) carpet beetles and  mildew
d) mildew and silver fish
8. On a care label of a garment, a circle enclosed in a square will represent the following
instruction
a) dry flat
b) tumble dry
c dry clean with special care
d) machine wash only.
9. Coffee stains are removed by using
a) methylated spirit
b) borax
c) turpentine oil
d) oxalic acid
10. Hot water is never used to remove stains of
a) blood4
b) tea
c) ball point
d) curry
11. In suction washing  dirt is removed by
a) creating vacuum
b) using brush
c) kneading
d) scrubbing
12. Identify four characteristics which will establish a skill as a resource.
13. Rita earns Rs.4000/- per month. Convince her to   save rupees two hundred every month,
14. Mr. Bhatia lives in a city with his wife. Suggest   to them two ways each to increase their real
and  money income.
15. Give two reasons why you have to be alert even when purchasing something from a reliable
shop. While purchasing quality stuff what two other important points you must remember?
16. Identify four ways in which packages  can mislead the consumers.
17. Write four points you will keep in mind to get best results from the  cleaning agents used for
washing clothes.
18. Your sister is  putting away her  cotton saris  for winters. What four point you will tell her for  their
appropriate storage to avoid any damage.
19. What  four suggestions would you give to your sister  while starching clothes?
20. What four important preparations you would require before washing your clothes?
21. You found  patches on your   white  shirt  after it was treated  with blue. Give four reasons for
these stains.
22. You are making a care label for a coloured gent's cotton shirt. Illustrate one way each to
give instructions of bleaching , washing, ironing and drying.
23. Present four points for examining the quality of lining in a readymade  coat?
24. How will you judge the drape of a stitched garment? Write two reasons for getting a wrong
drape  in it.
25. Why is conserving of energy important while preparing food? Suggest four ways to  conserve
your  energy while preparing food.5
26. Make a checklist of six   factors which  influence the income of a family.
27. How will you make sure that the vegetable vendor does not  weigh less than what you have
paid for.
28. What are six  common malpractices a cloth merchant generally adopts to deceive  the
consumers?
29. Seema  is not happy with  the placket of  her tailor made  blouse. What could be six
reasons for her dissatisfaction?
30 . Give six indicators to recognize a good seam .
31. Mention two main ingredients used for making soap. Also list two advantages and
two disadvantages of using soap for washing cloths.
32. Why do we use kneeding and squeezing method for washing silks? Explain the method in four
steps.
33. Why are precautions necessary while washing coloured clothes? List four most important point
you will keep in mind while washing a pile of coloured clothes.
34. List four ways a library as a community resource gets misused. Suggest four ways to prevent
it.
35. Elaborate any four problems each faced by consumers regarding prices and  information of
goods they need to buy.
36. Mention four fabric related characteristics which will help in choosing the cleaning agent and
method of washing woolen articles. Educate your sister for washing her woolen sweater at
home.
37. You are  using chemicals to remove stains from your expensive dress.  Make a checklist of
eight points you  would remember while doing the same.