CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2022 for Fashion Studies Term 1

CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
FASHION STUDIES (SUBJECT CODE - 837)
CLASS XII (SESSION 2021-2022)
BLUE PRINT FOR SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR TERM -1
Max. Time Allowed: 1½ hours Max. Marks: 35

PART A - EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (05 MARKS):

NO. OF QUESTIONS
UNIT NO. NAME OF THE UNIT
(1 MARK EACH)
1 Communication Skills-IV 2
2 Self-Management Skills-IV 2
3 Information and Communication Technology Skills-IV 2
TOTAL QUESTIONS 6 Questions
NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Any 5 Questions
TOTAL MARKS 1 x 5 = 5 marks

PART B - SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS (30 MARKS):

NO. OF QUESTIONS
UNIT NO. NAME OF THE UNIT
(1 MARK EACH)
Unit1 History of Fashion 16

Unit2 Basic Pattern Development 21

TOTAL QUESTIONS 37 Questions

NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED 30 Questions

TOTAL MARKS 1 x 30 = 30 MARKS

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
FASHION STUDIES (SUBJECT CODE - 837)
CLASS XII (SESSION 2021-2022)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR TERM -1
Max. Time Allowed: 1½ hours Max. Marks: 35

General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully
2. This Question Paper is divided into 03 sections, viz., Section A, Section B and Section C.
3. Section A is of 05 marks and has 06 questions on Employability Skills.
4. Section B is of 25 marks and has 30 questions on Subject specific Skills.
5. Section C is of 05 marks and has 07 Competency based questions.
6. Do as per the instructions given in the respective sections.
7. Marks allotted are mentioned against each section/question.
8. All questions must be attempted in the correct order

SECTION A
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

1. To manage oneself well, a person needs to be: 1
a. Positive thinker
b. Not to be result oriented
c. Selfish
d. Happy
2. It is a quick and easy way to find and work with selected data based on the criteria you 1
specify in workbook. What is it?
a. Sorting
b. Filtering
c. Selecting
d. Managing
3. Sita loves interacting with people around. She can easily make friends and make any 1
gathering lively. What type of personality does she have?
a. Openness
b. Consciousness
c. Extraversion
d. Agreeableness
4. Sentences, where the subject does an action, are known to be in a: 1
a. Active voice
b. Passive voice
c. Direct voice
d. Indirect voice

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5. Active listening requires four discrete steps. These are: 1
a. Contact, absorb, reflective feedback and instruct
b. Contact, absorb, reflective feedback and calculate
c. Contact, absorb, reflective feedback and command
d. Contact, absorb, reflective feedback and confirm
6. A step to open an already saved workbook is: 1
a. Ctrl + O
b. Ctrl + P
c. Ctrl + Q
d. Ctrl + R

SECTION B

Answer any 25questions out of the given 30 questions (1 x 25 = 25 marks)

7. It has dart to fit to the contours of the body but no other design details. 1
a. Sloper
b. Pattern
c. Draft
d. Block
8. ______was the equivalent to the male toga which was worn by Roman women. 1

a. Palla
b. Uttariya
c. Schenti
d. Chiton
9. It is the amount of suppression taken between the dart legs. 1
a. Dart point
b. Dart intake
c. Dart leg
d. Dart Point
10. Who explained the principle of colour mixing? 1
a. Sir Isaac Newton
b. Johan Tobias Mayer
c. Sir William Perkins
d. Eli Whitney
11. In pattern making an abbreviations used for shoulder is:: 1
a. SH
b. sH
c. sh
d. Sh
12. In the decade _________the zip-on sari became a party favourite because of the 1
convenience of wearing it.
a. 1960
b. 1920
c. 1930
d. 1970

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13. Name the tool used for opening any seam or stitches 1
a. Pinking shears
b. Seam ripper
c. Scissors
d. Notcher
14. What are the sources of information about the ancient Indian costumes? 1
a. Tattered cloth
b. Ajanta Paintings
c. Animal skin
d. Stones
15. Which is the oldest patternmaking method that is generally regarded as a creative 1
approach?
a. Flat pattern method
b. Block Method
c. Draping method
d. Measurement method
16. ………………. believed the origin of clothing is associated with a desire for personal 1
adornment to please oneself and others.

a. Psychologists
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologists
d. Ethnologists
17. This refers to the amount of roominess in a garment: 1
a. Ease
b. Balance
c. Proportion
d. Balance
18. This traditional, rough, homespun woven on charkha was not just a fabric but also a 1
spirit of Indian spirit.
a. Khadi
b. Khaki
c. Knits
d. Kaftan
19. The basic block includes ___________which allows the body to perform a variety of 1
normal body functions requiring movement of various body parts.
a. Design allowance
b. seam allowance
c. fitting allowance
d. ease allowance
20. In Egypt the lion’s tail and claws which were an important part of the Pharaoh’s regalia 1
were symbolic of ................... and..................
a. Strength and Vigor
b. Strength and Identification
c. Vigour and identification
d. Class and strength

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21. In a single dart pattern, darts should be finished __________inches away from the apex. 1
a. ½ inch
b. ¼ inch
c. 1/8 inch
d. 1/3 inch
22. Fastening used to hold the ends of Greek peplos together is called as ___________. 1
a. Fibula
b. Panier
c. Fringe
d. Pins
23. Fashion Designer ____________won a president award for the movie Devdas. 1
a. Neeta Lulla
b. Manish Malhotra
c. Sabyasachi
d. Rohit Bal
24. How much seam allowance is suggested for straight hemline of a kurta? 1
a. 1 inches
b. 2 inches
c. 1.5 inches
d. 2.5 inches
25. How is sleeveless bodice different from basic bodice? 1
a. In sleeveless bodice armhole level goes down by ½ inch
b. In sleeveless bodice armhole level goes up by ½ inch
c. In sleeveless bodice armhole level goes out by ½ inch
d. In sleeveless bodice armhole level goes inside by ½ inch
26. The custom of wearing large circular lip plate is practiced by: 1
a. Kichepo women
b. Paduang tribe
c. Japanese Geisha
d. Congolese girls

27. Radhika got a trouser for herself and realized that the pockets of this garment are 1
opening from the hip area. State the reason for this problem.
a. garment is tight in the hip or abdomen area
b. garment is loose in the hip or abdomen area
c. garment is improperly cut in the hip or abdomen area
d. garment is imbalanced in the hip or abdomen area

28. Scarification is an indication of _____________in some African cultures. 1
a. status and tribal identification
b. status and marital status
c. status and gender
d. status and profession

29. Choose the correct name of the tool used to measure crotch depth on dress form. 1
a. French curve
b. Hip curve
c. L-square
d. Grading scale

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30. For curved neckline, it is always recommended to square out _________ either side at 1
center back and center front and on shoulder level.
a. ½ inch
b. 1/8 inch
c. ¼ inch
d. 3/8 inch
31. Plain surface fabric is recommended for test fitting because: 1
a. It is readily available
b. It is inexpensive
c. The seams, darts and other seam lines are clearly visible on it.
d. It is light weight
32. The simple ankle-length, wrap-around skirt, kaunakes, tied at the waist, where the 1
excess waistband forms an animal-like tail hanging at the back is an example of
_________ :
a. Sumerian costume
b. Egyptian costume
c. Indian costume
d. Greek costume
33. How is general sizing system defined? 1
a. system for apparel for a country is based ideally on the body measurements
taken from a cross section of the population.
b. system for apparel for a country is based ideally on the body measurements
taken from a particular segment of the population.
c. system for apparel for a country is based ideally on the body shapes and
structures taken from a cross section of the population.
d. system for apparel for a country is based ideally on the body measurements
taken from diverse religions of the population.
34. Small print derived from Indian word cheent, meaning spray of raindrops is called as : 1
a. Chintz
b. Indiennes
c. Kani
d. Muslin
35. Whichever be the direction in which the grain line is drawn on the pattern, it will always 1
be placed __________to the selvedge on the fabric.
a. Parallel
b. Perpendicular
c. Diagonal
d. Horizontal

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SECTION C
COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

During industrial revolution a chain of inventions of machines changed the situation completely. This one
particular machine brought the principle of assembly-line production which led eventually to mass
production and standardization of sizes.
36. Which machine are we talking about? 1
a. Domestic sewing machine
b. Jacquard loom
c. Colour formation machine
d. Colour mixing machine
37. Who invented this machine? 1
a. Joseph Jacquard
b. Sir Willaim Perkin
c. Isaac Singer
d. Johan Tobias Mayer
38. This led to the setting up of ________________ 1
a. Printing industry
b. Dyeing industry
c. Readymade clothing industry
d. Weaving industry
39. Mention the year in which this machine was invented. 1

a. 1951
b. 1851
c. 1852
d. 1952
40. During industrial revolution a chain of inventions of machines changed the 1
situation completely and caused unrest among the people. Why?
a. people feared that machines which could do the work of several men
would result in unemployment.
b. people feared that the price of these machines would be too high.
c. People feared that machines could cause accidents.
d. people feared that these machines will occupy lot of space
41. At the beginning of this century, most of the work related to the textile spinning 1
and weaving was carried out in____________.
a. Factories
b. people’s homes
c. Industries
d. villages
42. What is the function of Ginning machine? 1
a. automatically control the warp and weft threads on a loom .
b. automatically stitching of clothes
c. separating silk from cocoon.
d. separating cottonseed from short staple cotton fibre.

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