HBSE Class 10 Sample Paper 2026 Answers Home Science

STEPWISE MARKING INSTRUCTION
HOME SCIENCE
CLASS 10th (Tenth) CODE:
[Hindi and English Medium]
Academic/Open
[Maximum marks: 60]
Note: - These are the expected answers.
SECTION Q. NO. EXPECTED PROBABLE ANSWER MARKS
A 1 b. Riding a cycle 1
2 b. 5 months 1
3 a. Developing motivation 1
4 b. energy 1
5 b. milk and eggs 1
6 c. iron 1
7 Time. Energy and money 1
8 Standard mark 1
9 1954 1
10 5 year 1
11 Skill, abilities, qualifications (any two) 1
12 Heat, light, moisture (any two) 1
13 d 1
14 c 1
15 c 1
B 16 Active play involves a lot of movement and 2
physical activity example running making sand
castle
Or
Truthfulness honesty cooperation and self- (Any two)
control
17 Food product order 2
18 ENERGY MANAGEMENT - "It can be 2
defined as minimizing the expenditure of
energy in daily activities without affecting the
quality of work and the person does not feel
fatigued after finishing the task.
Or
Types of family budget -
1. surplus budget
2. balanced period
3. deficit budget
19 Bleaching agents – 2

1. Oxidizing bleaches – sunlight, sodium
hypochlorite.
2. Reducing bleaches - sodium hydrosulfite,
sodium bisulphite.
20 Mustard oil - Argemone oil 2
Jaggery- safolite, Sodium bicarbonate
21 Blood, egg, gravy, milk. 2
22 Solution of sodium hypochlorite used as a 2
disinfectant or a bleaching agent
Or
1. Dip method (any one)
2. Drop method
3. Sponge method
C 23 Factors affecting meal planning: - 3
1. Age and sex (Any three)
2. climate
3. occupation
4. cast of food items
5. Number of family members
6. Occasion
or
Points to prepare a balanced diet: -
1. Use of nutritious and seasonal food.
2. knowledge of nutrients present in a meal.
3. Sensitivity to include dishes.
4. aptitude to creatively used leftover food.
24 Responsibilities of a consumer:- 3
1. Get a bill and the warranty card (Any three)
2. check the standard mark
3. shop carefully and wisely
4. he must be aware and should know the way
to excise their rights
5. read and follow the instruction given on
label save the receipt.
Or
Rights of a consumer:-
1. Right to safety
2. Right to be informed
3. Right to choose
4. Right to be heard try to see redressal
5. Right to consumer education
25 Importance of label - 3
1. Consumer can get authentic information (Any three)

about product
2. Consumer get a chance to study and
compare the products
3. Label provide instructions regarding use and
care of the product
4. Label provide true and enough information
regarding the product
5. Label information is generally long lasting
26 Methods of cleaning 3
1. Wet cleaning method: - Using water, soaps,
detergents etc.
2. Dry cleaning method: - Using solvents and
absorbents without water
27 1. Less emotional dependency on parents 3
2. Increase experience of negative emotions (Any three)
3. Emotional distress
4. Struggle for independence
28 1. Height and weight of the workstation 3
2. Storage areas should be reorganised (Any three)
3. Grouping of similar material items needed
frequently kept at easily accessible places
4. Modern equipment and efficient tools
should be installed
29 We can increase our income 3
1. By not unnecessarily employing paid help
2. By helping in the family business by
developing your hobby as a side business
3. By using more homemade products than
readymade products
Or
Types of family income
1. Money income
2. Real income – Direct real income and
Indirect real income
3. Psychic income
D 30 Food Group 5
1. Cereals, Grains and their Products -
Rice, wheat, ragi, bajra,
2. Pulses and Legumes -
Bengalgram, black gram, green-gram,
redgram, lentil (whole as well as dals),
3. Milk and Meat Products –
Milk, curd, cheese, paneer, etc. Chicken, liver,

fish, egg, meat, etc.
4. Fruits and Vegetables -
Mango, guava, ripe tomato, papaya, etc.
Spinach, coriander leaves, lettuce and Other
Vegetables etc.
5. Fats and Sugars - Butter, ghee, cooking oils,
Sugar and jaggery.
Or
Problems faced by consumers
1. Price variation
2. Adulterated and poor quality goods
3. Faulty weights and measures
4. Non available of goods
5. Misleading information
6. Lack of standardized products
7. Unfair trade practices
8. Lack of consumer information
31 1. Chalk powder clay and talc powder cause 5
gastrointestinal damage diarrhoea
2. Unapproved additives have serious side
effects like nerve disease and kidney
impairment
3. Argemone Oil causes epidemic dropsy
4. Kesari dal causes lethyrism
5. Improper storage results in fungal
contamination
6. Adulterants like Mineral oil methanol have
Grave health impacts like cancer and organ
damage
7. Edible substitutes like tapioca flour in besan
cause dietary imbalance
Or
1. Animal Stains: Stains of blood, egg yolk,
meat, gravy, etc.
2. Vegetable Stains: Stains of tea, coffee,
cocoa, fruit juice, wine, perspiration etc.
3. Grease Stains: Stains of curry, butter, oil
paint, ghee, lipstick, shoe polish, varnish, etc.
4. Scorch: Brown stain caused by very hot iron
and is a kind of stain by itself.
5. Mineral Stains: Stains of dye, rust, mud, etc.
6. Dye Stains: Ink colour bled from other
fabrics while washing.

7. Grass Stains:-Vegetable stain contains
chlorophyll.