Tamil Nadu 12th Std Model Question Paper 2026 Home Science

Tamil Nadu Board Model Question Paper

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PART - III
©øÚ°¯À / HOME SCIENCE
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version )

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(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.

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(ii) öPõkUP¨£mh |õß-S ©õØÖ ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøhø¯z
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Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. __________ Gß-£x AvP¨£i¯õÚ Cµz-u® ]Ö-}-›À öÁÎ-÷¯-Ö® {ø» BS®.
(A) ï©m-l-›-¯õ (B) B¼U-³-›-¯õ
(C) AÝ-›-¯õ (D) ¦÷µõm-j-Ý-›-¯õ
__________ is the abnormal presence of blood in the urine.
(a) Hematuria (b) Oliguria
(c) Anuria (d) Proteinuria

2. J¸- Á - ¸ US Põ´a- \ À HØ- £ - k ®- ÷ £õx Av- P P÷»õ› öPõsh EnÄ
£›¢- x - ø µU- P ¨£- k - Q - Ó x. Põ- µ - n ® EhÀ öÁ¨- £ - { ø» JÆ- ö Áõ¸ ö\À- ] - ¯ ì
Av- P - › U- S ® ÷£õ- x ® __________ Ai¨- £ øh Áͺ- ] øu ©õØ- Ó z- v ß ÂQ- u ®
Av-P-›U-Q-Óx.
(A) 10% (B) 13% (C) 1% (D) 7%
When a person suffers from fever a high calorie diet is prescribed, because the Basal Metabolic
Rate increases by __________ for every degree celsius rise in body temperature.

(a) 10% (b) 13% (c) 1% (d) 7%

3. -~-øµ-±-µ-¼À C¸¢x _z-u-©õÚ Cµz-u® Cu-¯z-vØS ö\À-¾® ÁÈ :
(A) ö£¸¢-u-©-Û (B) ~øµ-±-µÀ ]øµ
(C) ÷©Ø-ö£-¸® ]øµ (D) ~øµ-±-µÀ u©-Û
Oxygenated blood from the lungs reach the heart through __________.
(a) Aorta (b) Pulmonary artery

(c) Superior Venacava (d) Pulmonary Vein

4. __________ |À» öPõ-ʨ¦ GßÖ AøÇU-P¨-£-k®.

(A) ¼¨-¤-k (B) HDL
(C) møµ-Q-Î-\-øµ-k-PÒ (D) LDL
__________ is called as a good Cholesterol.
(a) Lipid (b) HDL
(c) Triglycerides (d) LDL

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5. __________ SÔ±-k C¢-v¯ uµ {Ö-Á-Úz-uõÀ, _Ø-Öa-`-Çø» £õ-vU-Põu ö£õ-¸m-P-ÐUS
AÎU-P¨-£-k-Á-uõ-S®.
(A) AU-©õºU uµ® (B) IGìI SÔ-±-k
(C) _Ø-Öa-`-ÇÀ SÔ-±-k (D) £mk SÔ-±-k
__________ mark is prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards for eco-friendly products.
(a) Agmark standard (b) ISI mark
(c) Eco mark (d) Silk mark

6. En-Ä |g-\õ-u-¼-ÚõÀ HØ-£-k® ÷|õ´-PÒ :
(A) øh£õ´-k (B) Á°Ø-Ö¨-÷£õU-S
(C) Põ-»-µõ (D) ÷©Ø-T-Ô¯ AøÚz-x®
Food borne infections can cause :
(a) Typhoid (b) Dysentery
(c) Cholera (d) All the above

7. EÖv¨£kzxuÀ (A) : -£-¸zv J¸ C¯ØøP CøÇ-¯õ-S®.
Põµn® (R) : Cx uõ-Á-µz-v-¼-¸¢x G-kUP¨-£mhx.
(A) (A) ©mk® \›, (R) uÁÖ
(B) (A) ©Ø-Ö® (R) \›, (R), (A) &I ÂÍU-S-Q-Ó-x
(C) (A) uÁÖ ©Ø-Ö® (R) \›
(D) (A) ©Ø-Ö® (R) \›, BÚõÀ (R), (A) &I ÂÍU-PÂÀ-ø»
Assertion (A) : Cotton is a natural fibre.
Reason (R) : It is taken from plants.
(a) Only (A) is true and (R) is false
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) explain (A)
(c) (A) is false and (R) is true
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)

8. £mk CøÇø¯ Ps-k-¤-iz-u-Áº __________.
(A) C¢-v-¯º-PÒ (B) GQ¨-v-¯º-PÒ
(C) ^Úº-PÒ (D) á¨-£õ-Û-¯º-PÒ
The Silk fibre was invented by __________.
(a) Indian (b) Egyptians
(c) Chinese (d) Japanese

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9. Ãm-iÀ \ø©-¯-»-øÓø¯ __________ ‰ø»°À øÁ¨-£x |À-»x.
(A) ÁhU-S (B) QÇU-S
(C) öuØS (D) ÷©Ø-S
The best location for kitchen will be __________ corner of the house.
(a) North (b) East
(c) South (d) West

10. CU-Q-£õ-Úõ Gß-£-x __________ •øÓ ©»º A»[-Põ-µ-©õ-S®.
(A) ^Ú (B) C¢-v-¯
(C) GQ¨-v¯ (D) á¨-£õ-Û-¯
Ikebana is a __________ art of flower arrangement.
(a) Chinese (b) Indian
(c) Egyptian (d) Japanese

11. •ß-£ÒÎ £¸-Áz-vÀ J¸-Á-¸US J¸-Áº PÁ-Û¨¦ AÎU-P¨-£-k® Ch® :
(A) £-PÀ-÷|µ £µõ-©-›¨¦ ø©¯® (B) SÇ¢-øu-PÒ Põ¨-£-P®
(C) Ãmk PÁ-Û¨-¦ (D) ÷©Ø-T-Ô¯ AøÚz-x®
One-on-One care given to pre-schoolers in :
(a) Day care centre (b) Creche
(c) In-home care (d) All of the above

12. __________ Gß-£x J¸[-÷P Aø©UP ö£ØÓ öuõ-hº Aø\-Ä BS®.
(A) ÂQ-u® (B) öuõ-hº¢x |P-¸® Enº-Ä
(C) ö£õ-¸z-u® (D) AÊz-vU-Põm-hÀ
__________ is an organized movement in continuity.
(a) Proportion (b) Rhythm
(c) Harmony (d) Emphasis

13. ö£s öuõ-ÈÀ •øÚ-÷Áõº vÚ® :
(A) |Á®-£º 20 (B) |Á®-£º 9
(C) |Á®-£º 29 (D) |Á®-£º 19
Women Entrepreneurship Day __________.
(a) November 20 (b) November 9
(c) November 29 (d) November 19

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14. £õ-x-Põ¨-£õÚ, Âø» ©¼-ÁõÚ }øµ y´-ø©¨-£-kz-x® •øÓ :
(A) £i-uÀ (B) öPõ-vUP øÁz-uÀ
(C) \Æ-Åk £µ-Ä-uÀ (D) Ái-Pm-k-uÀ
Cheapest and safest method of water purification :
(a) Sedimentation (b) Boiling
(c) Osmosis (d) Filtration

15. __________ Cø»PÒ Áõ-°À xº-|õØ-Ó® HØ-£-hõ-©À ¦z-x-nºa] AÎU-Q-Óx.
(A) öPõz-u-©À-¼ (B) P¸-÷Á¨-¤-ø»
(C) ¦v-Úõ (D) xÍ-]
__________ leaves are used as mouth freshener.
(a) Coriander (b) Curry
(c) Mint (d) Tulsi

£Sv & II / PART - II
SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 24 &US Pmhõ¯®
Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x2=12
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is compulsory.

16. ]U-P›, Põ¤ £Ä-h-›À Av-P-©õP C¸¢-uõÀ HØ-£-k® ÂøÍ-Ä-PøÍU TÖ-P.
Give the harmful effects of coffee powder with excess Chicory.

17. öí¨-£-øhm-iì ÷|õ-°ß AÔ-S-Ô-Pøͨ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List the symptoms of Hepatitis.

18. uµ Aøh-¯õÍ® & Áøµ-¯-ÖU-P-Ä®.
Define Brand.

19. Sκ ÷\ª¨¦ Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is a Cold Storage ?

20. C¯ØøP CøÇ-PÒ Cµs-iøÚ GÊ-xP.
Name any two natural fibres.

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21. £À-÷ÁÖ ÁøP-¯õÚ \ø©-¯-»øÓ Aø©¨-¦-Pøͨ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List out the different types of kitchen arrangements.

22. Põ´a-\ø» HØ-£-kz-x® Cµsk öÁΨ-¦Ó Põ-µ-o-Pøͨ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List any two exogenous agents that cause fever.

23. £õ-µ®-£-›¯ En-Ä £ØÔ GÊ-xP.
Write about Traditional food.

24. {»-{-µ¨-¦-uÀ-PÒ Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by Landfills ?

£Sv & III / PART - III

SÔ¨¦ : H÷uÝ® BÖ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 33 &US Pmhõ¯®
Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 6x3=18

Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is compulsory.

25. G¨-ö£õ-Êx ©Ø-Ö® Hß öu΢u vµ-Á En-Ä £›¢-x-øµU-P¨-£-k-Q-Óx ?
When and why is clear fluid diet recommended ?

26. Cøµ¨ø£ ¦s-P-Îß AÔ-S-Ô-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the symptoms of Ulcer ?

27. ø\Á ©Ø-Ö® Aø\-ÁU SÔ-±m-iøÚ ÷ÁÖ-£-kz-xP.
Differentiate Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian mark.

28. ö£¸[- P õ- ¯ z- v À Põ- n ¨- £ - k ® P»¨- £ - h ¨ ö£õ- ¸ m- P Ò ¯õøÁ ? AÁØøÓ
Ps-h-Ô-²® •øÓ-ø¯¨ £ØÔ GÊ-xP.
What are the common adulterants in Hing ? Also write the simple ways to detect it.

29. Pmøh Aa-]-k-uÀ Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Block printing ?

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30. }»® ©Ø-Ö® £aø\ {Ó[-PÒ ¤ß-Ú-øhÄ {Ó[-PÍõ-S®. Põ-µ-n® ¯õx ?
Blue and Green are considered to be receding colours. Why ?

31. |º-\› £Ò-Î-°À Á¼-²-Öz-u¨-£-k® P¸z-xU-PøÍ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
List the emphasis focussed by Nursery School.

32. Si-ø\z öuõ-ÈÀ Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ? Euõ-µ-nz-x-hß TÓ-Ä®.
What is cottage industry ? Give some examples.

33. Ãm-iß ÷©Ø-T-øµ-°À ©øÇ-}º ÷\P-›¨-£x SÔzx Auß Em-T-Ö-P-Ð-hß ÂÍU-SP.
Explain briefly about the rooftop rainwater harvesting with its components.

£Sv & IV / PART - IV

SÔ¨¦ : AøÚz-x ÂÚõU-P-ÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 5x5=25
Note : Answer all the questions.

34. (A) }›-ÈÄ ÷|õ-°ß ÁøP-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ]Ö-}-µP PØ-PÒ Es-hõP Põ-µ-n-©õÚ B£zx Põ-µ-o-PÒ SÔzx GÊxP.
(a) Give the classification of diabetes mellitus.
OR

(b) Write about the risk factors for the development of kidney stones.

35. (A) |õºa- \ z- u õ- Ú x ]» ÷|õ´- P - Î ß vmh En- Â À •U- Q ¯ £[S ÁQU- Q - Ó x.
A¢- ÷ |õ´- P - Î ß ö£¯º- P øÍ GÊ- x P. A¢- ÷ |õ´- P - Ð US AÎU- P ¨- £ - k ®
]Qa-ø\-°À |õºa-\z-vß £[S GßÚ Gß-£øu ÂÁ›.
AÀ»x
(B) HACCP -°ß £i-PøÍ £m-i-¯-¼-kP.
(a) Fibre plays a very important role in certain conditions. Name the diseases and the role
of fibre in treating the diseases.
OR
(b) List out the steps of HACCP.

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36. (A) C¯¢-v-µz-vÀ Aa-]-k-uÀ £ØÔ ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.
AÀ»x
(B) ^µõÚ ©Ø-Ö® ^µØÓ \©-{-ø»ø¯ ÷ÁÖ-£-kz-vU Põm-kP.
(a) Explain Roller Printing methods.
OR
(b) Differentiate between formal and informal balance.

37. (A) ÷Põk Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ? AÁØ-Ôß ÁøP-PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) ö£Ø-÷Óõº-P-ÐUS ©õØ-ÓõP £PÀ-÷|µ ø©¯® ö\¯À-£-k-Q-Óx. {¯õ-¯¨-£-kz-xP.
(a) What is line and explain about the types of line.
OR
(b) Day care is an alternate for parents. Justify.

38. (A) ]Ö öuõ-ÈÀ öuõ-h[-S-ÁuØ-PõÚ £i-{-ø»-PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ-›U-P-Ä®.
AÀ»x
(B) C¯ØøP EnÄ Gß-ÓõÀ GßÚ ? AÁØ-Ôß |ß-ø©-PÒ £ØÔ ÂÁ›.
(a) Enumerate the steps involved in starting a small industry.
OR
(b) Define organic food and explain about its benefits.

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