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KERALA BOARD
QUESTION
PAPER
2025
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Kerala Board of Public
Examinations
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FY-328
Reg. No. : ......................................
Name : ...........................................
FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2025
Part – III Time : 2 Hours
HOME SCIENCE Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 60 Scores
General Instructions to Candidates :
There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
Read questions carefully before answering.
Read the instructions carefully.
Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.
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Answer any 7 questions from 1 to 8. Each carries 1 score. (7 1 = 7)
1. Name the area of Home-Science that deals with methods of communicating with
society.
(a) Human Development
(b) Textile Science
(c) Extension Education
(d) Family and Community Resource Management
2. Odd one out :
(a) Creative play (b) Manipulative play
(c) Collecting (d) Passive play
3. ‘The heart, liver and digestive organs grow slowly in childhood, but rapidly during
the early years of adolescence.’ Identify the principle of growth and development.
4. An individual’s perception of one’s own qualities, competencies etc.
(a) Sense of identity (b) Self concept
(c) Self esteem (d) Identity crisis
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6. _____ is a measuring device used to determine an individual’s visual acuity.
(a) Snellan chart (b) Braille
(c) Hoover cane (d) Optacon
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7. Expand ISI.
8. Identify the adulterant responsible for causing lathyrism
(a) Mefanil yellow (b) Kesari dal
(c) Argemone seeds (d) Mineral oil
Answer any 3 questions from 9 to 12. Each carries 2 scores. (3 2 = 6)
9. Differentiate Real income and psychic income.
10. Complete the following :
11. Describe the modes of spread of Hepatitis B.
12. Fill in the blanks :
Mild Mental (a)
Retardation ...............
(b) IQ 35 – 49
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Answer any 5 questions from 13 to 18. Each carries 3 scores. (5 3 = 15)
13. Late childhood is a period of learning motor skills. Evaluate.
14. Suggest the motivating factors in management.
15. How can rhythm be created in different ways ?
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16. Discuss the merits and demerits of institutional living.
17. List out any 3 importance of immunization.
18. Specify any 3 characteristics of the prenatal stage ‘period of embryo’.
Answer any 5 questions from 19 to 24. Each carries 4 scores. (5 4 = 20)
19. Enumerate the importance of budgeting.
20. Analyse any 4 characteristics of cognitive development during early childhood.
21. Explain various types of design.
22. Suggest some measures that can be adopted for preventing AIDS.
23. Adolescents are more exposed to substance abuse. Write any 4 consequences of it.
24. Consumers must purchase products with standardization marks. Analyse any 4
standard marks commonly found on products.
Answer any 2 questions from 25 to 27. Each carries 6 scores. (2 6 = 12)
25. Describe the causes, consequences and management of Anorexia Nervosa.
26. (a) Define Juvenile Delinquency.
(b) Analyse the causes responsible for Juvenile Delinquency.
27. Explain the various colour harmonies with examples.
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