MAHA SET 2019 Question Paper 2 Home Science

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Home Science
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 120 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This Paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(100) (2)

1. Dietary fiber is an indigestible 1.
....................... . (A)
(A) Fat (B)
(B) Protein (C)
(C) Carbohydrate (D)
(D) Amino acid 2. pH
2. pH of cow’s milk is :
(A) 6.0 – 6.4 (A) 6.0 – 6.4
(B) 7.1 – 7.6 (B) 7.1 – 7.6
(C) 5.0 – 6.0 (C) 5.0 – 6.0
(D) 6.6 – 6.9 (D) 6.6 – 6.9
3. The full form of PDCAAS is : 3.
(A) Protein Digestibility Complete (A)
Amino Acid Score
(B) Protein Digestibility Corrected (B)
Amino Acid Score
(C) Protein Degradation Complete (C)
Amino Acid Score
(D) Protein Degradation Corrected (D)
Amino Acid Score
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4. Lipase enzyme is inactivated during 4.
the process of :
(A) Homogenisation (A)
(B) Gelatinisation (B)
(C) Caramelisation (C)
(D) Pasteurisation (D)
5. One of the following is the natural 5.
colour used in foods :
(A) Carmosine
(A)
(B) Tartrazine
(B)
(C) Matanyl Yellow
(C)
(D) Annatto
6. Organisms that tolerate low (D)
temperature and can grow under 6.
refrigeration are called :
(A) Thermoduric
(B) Psychrotrophic (A)
(C) Mesophilic (B)
(D) Thermotropic (C)
7. Advantages of Line Organisation in (D)
Institutions are : 7.
(A) Slow but steady decisions
(B) Quick decisions and direct (A)
responsibility (B)
(C) Indirect response and hazy (C)
understanding (D)
(D) Unclear understanding and
8.
direct responsibility
8. Baking powder contains :
(A)
(A) Sodium bicarbonate, cream of
tartar and corn starch
(B)
(B) Sodium bicarbonate
(C) Calcium bicarbonate, cream of (C)
tartar and corn starch
(D) Calcium bicarbonate (D)

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9. Which among the following offers a 9.
variety of courses which are priced
separately ? (A)
(A) Ala Carte (B)
(B) Table d’ hote (C)
(C) Buffet menu (D)
(D) Cyclic menu 10.
10. Hyperuricemia can lead to a disease
called : (A)
(A) PEM (B)
(B) Cancer (C)
(C) Gout (D)
(D) Diabetes 11.
11. Which of the following has the best
chemical score ? (A)
(A) Wheat (B)
(B) Egg (C)
(C) Milk (D)
(D) Pulses 12.
12. Dietary intake of nutrients that
meets the needs of almost of all
healthy individuals is : (A)
(A) RD (B)
(B) RDA (C)
(C) EAR (D)
(D) ARD 13.
13. Low Birth Weight (LBW) is defined
as birth weight below :
(A) 1500 g (A) 1500
(B) 2800 g (B) 2800
(C) 2200 g (C) 2200
(D) 2500 g (D) 2500
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14. Sarcopenia is observed in : 14.
(A) Infancy (A)
(B) Childhood (B)
(C) Pregnancy (C)
(D) Old age (D)
15. Commonly used iron salt for 15.
fortification :
(A) Ferrous sulphate (A)
(B) Ferrous fumarate
(B)
(C) Ferric fumarate
(C)
(D) Ferric salt
(D)
16. Glycosilated haemoglobin is used in
16.
the screening of :
(A) Iron deficiency anaemia
(B) Sickle cell anaemia
(A)
(C) Diabetes
(B)
(D) CVD
(C)
17. Which of the following biochemical
parameter indicates chronic renal (D)

failure ? 17.
(A) Increased creatinine excretion
(B) Increased serum albumin level (A)
(C) Increased serum transferrin (B)
level (C)
(D) Increased blood urea nitrogen (D)
18. Sepsis, fever, infection and trauma 18.
accelerate the loss of :
(A) Nitrogen (A)
(B) Zinc (B)
(C) Calcium (C)
(D) Iron (D)
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19. ....................... is latest development in 19.
regenerated cellulosic fiber.
(A) Tencel
(B) Lyocell (A)
(C) Tactel (B)
(D) Lycra (C)
20. ....................... is the weight of
moisture in a material expressed as
20.
a percentage of the oven dry-weight.
(A) Relative Humidity
(B) Moisture Regain
(C) Wicking (A)
(D) Absorbancy (B)
21. Number of warps and fillings (C)
per square inch in fabric is (D)
called ........................ . 21.
(A) Yarn Count
(B) Fabric Count (A)
(C) Balance of Cloth (B)
(D) Reed Count (C)
22. ...................... is a chemical treatment (D)
carried out to burn vegetable matter 22.
in wool.
(A) Nepping
(A)
(B) Crabbing
(B)
(C) Decating
(C)
(D) Carbonizing
(D)
23. The method of removal of colours
23.
from dyed fabric to create white
design on coloured background is
known as ......................... .
(A) Discharge Printing (A)
(B) Resist Printing (B)
(C) Duplex Printing (C)
(D) Ikat Printing (D)
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24. ........................ is thin and transparent 24.
silk-cotton fabric like Organza from
Madhya Pradesh.
(A) Tanchoi (A)
(B) Mashru
(B)
(C) Himru
(C)
(D) Chanderi
(D)
25. Fiber length can be estimated by
25.
using :
(A) Crockmeter
(B) Scott Tester (A)

(C) Crimp Tester (B)
(D) Combsorter (C)
26. Silk Mark indicates that the textile (D)
product is : 26.
(A) Silky in feel (A)
(B) Longlasting (B)
(C) Lustrous (C)
(D) 100% silk (D)
27. Wearable electronic system embedded
27.
in garments is known as :
(A) Medical textiles
(A)
(B) Smart textiles
(B)
(C) Geo-textiles
(C)
(D) Agro-textiles
28. Which of the following is a principle (D)

of design ? 28.
(A) Proportion (A)
(B) Line (B)
(C) Texture (C)
(D) Colour (D)

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29. While drafting, French curve is used 29.
to draw :
(A) Darts (A)
(B) Armhole (B)
(C) Hemline (C)
(D) Grainline (D)
30. ......................... is the upper part of the 30.
needle which locates within the
needle bar.
(A)
(A) Shoulder
(B)
(B) Groove
(C)
(C) Shank
(D)
(D) Blade
31.
31. The direction in which fashions are
moving are called ..................... .
(A)
(A) Fad
(B)
(B) Classic
(C)
(C) Trends
(D)
(D) Craze
32. A beam that encloses a previously 32.

stitched seam is :
(A) Lapped seam (A)
(B) Fused seam (B)
(C) Rolled seam (C)
(D) French seam (D)
33. ‘‘Pret-a-Porter’’ is a term used for : 33.
(A) Ready to wear clothes (A)
(B) Portable bags (B)
(C) High fashion clothes (C)
(D) Mix and match clothes (D)
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34. The colour fastness of a coloured 34.
fabric to light can be tested by
using : (A)
(A) Combsorter (B)
(B) Fade-o-meter (C)
(C) Crockmeter
(D)
(D) Elmendorf tester
35.
35. Stone wash given to denim garments
gives them :
(A)
(A) Smooth appearance
(B)
(B) Worn out appearance
(C) Higher strength (C)
(D) Lower abrasion (D)
36. Soaps and detergents dissolve in 36.
water and lower the ..................... of
water. (A)
(A) Surface tension (B)
(B) Hygrocity (C)
(C) Temperature (D)
(D) Volume 37.
37. Energizing in the control step
means :
(A)
(A) Taking an overview of the job
(B)
(B) Putting the plan into action
(C)
(C) Preparing the plan
(D)
(D) Finding out alternatives
38.
38. Human resources are those that
are :
(A) External to an individual (A)
(B) Material possessions (B)
(C) Inherent in person (C)
(D) Provided by the community (D)
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39. The use of resources in the 39.
foundation stage of family life cycle
is influenced by :
(A) Values (A)
(B) Standards (B)
(C) Short-term goals (C)
(D) Long-term goals (D)
40. The use of vegetables grown in the 40.
kitchen garden is an example of :
(A) Psychic income
(B) Direct real income (A)
(C) Indirect real income (B)
(C)
(D) Total income
(D)
41. The values that are important and
41.
desirable simply for their own sale
are called :
(A) Intrinsic value
(A)
(B) Extrinsic value
(B)
(C) Factual value
(C)
(D) Instrumental value
(D)
42. A tool for managing work time is :
42.
(A) Peak load
(A)
(B) Typical time period
(B)
(C) Work curves
(C)
(D) Sequential time (D)
43. Boredom and frustration fatigue are 43.
examples of :
(A) Physiological fatigue (A)
(B) Muscular fatigue (B)
(C) Visual fatigue (C)
(D) Psychological fatigue (D)
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44. A method that includes drawing 44.
floor plan fastened with board pins,
and tread is called :
(A) Pathway chart (A)
(B) Process chart (B)
(C) Operation chart (C)
(D) Graph chart (D)
45. The method of resolving conflict that 45.
exhibit the highest level of
adjustment is : (A)
(A) Voluntary submission (B)
(B) Dominance (C)
(C) Integration (D)
(D) Compromise 46.
46. The advantage of planning lies in
(A)
the fact that it is carried out :
(B)
(A) For future action
(C)
(B) For past jobs
(D)
(C) For present action
47.
(D) For ongoing action
47. Family budget is a plan for :
(A)
(A) Present expenditure
(B)
(B) Future expenditure
(C)
(C) Review of expenditure
(D)
(D) Estimation of total income
48.
48. The decisions related to routine,
repetitive actions are called :
(A) Intellectual decisions
(A)
(B) Technical decisions
(B)
(C) Unimportant decisions
(C)
(D) Habitual decisions (D)
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49. Classes of change in work 49.
simplification are given by :
(A) R.M. Barnes (A)
(B) Nickell and Dorsey (B)
(C) Marvin Mundell (C)
(D) Lillian Gilbreth (D)
50. The disposition of the rooms in 50.
respect to their relative position
towards each other is called :
(A) Grouping (A)
(B) Roominess (B)
(C) Aspect (C)
(D) Privacy (D)
51. Selection of multipurpose, folding 51.
and portable furniture is more
suitable for : (A)
(A) Privacy (B)
(B) Less space (C)
(C) Circulation (D)
(D) Grouping 52.
52. While using hand tools; the contact
stress results from :
(A) Movement of hands (A)
(B) Repetitive operations (B)
(C) Sitting with adequate knee (C)
room
(D) Hand hammering (D)
53. The process of developing an 53.
applicants pool for job openings in
an organisation is called :
(A) Hiring (A)
(B) Recruitment (B)
(C) Selection (C)
(D) Retention (D)
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54. The set of beliefs held about a 54.
particular brand is known as :
(A) Brand recognition (A)
(B) Brand preference (B)
(C) Brand image
(C)
(D) Brand selection
(D)
55. Periodic shedding of utrine lining
55.
discharge of blood and mucus from
uterus refers to :
(A) Menstruation
(B) Menarche (A)

(C) Ovulation (B)
(D) Moment (C)
56. Bronfenbrenner ecological model : (D)
(A) States that human being must 56.
respect environment and cut- (A)
pollution
(B) Has been superseded by life (B)
force theory (C)
(C) Argues that the individual and
their environment form
integrated system which
(D)
developed together
(D) Denies genetic influence on
57.
development
57. Infant’s reflex to clear throat :
(A) Moro reflex (A)
(B) Sucking reflex (B)
(C) Gag reflex (C)
(D) Rooting reflex (D)

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58. Long, complex babbles that sound 58.
identical in intonation to adult
speech :
(A)
(A) Lallation stage
(B) Shortened lallation stage (B)
(C) Expressive jargon state (C)
(D) Consonant cooling stage (D)
59. Infants, toddlers and young children
59.
are called in a safe and stimulating
environment in absence of parents
is called :
(A) Nursery school (A)
(B) Montessori school (B)
(C) Kindergarten
(C)
(D) Creche
60. Vijay is first grade student with (D)
Spina bifida. Which of the assistive 60.
devices would Vijay belief from
most :
(A) Hearing aids
(A)
(B) Braille writer
(C) A word processor (B)
(D) Leg braces (C)
61. When sexual exploitation happens (D)
online, young boys and girls may
61.
forced to do except one of the
following :
(A) Being physically involved
(B) Send or post sexually explicit (A)
images of themselves (B)
(C) Take part in sexual activities
(C)
via a web-cam or smart phone
(D) Have sexual conversation by
text or online (D)

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62. Virtue attached to Erikson’s fourth 62.
stage Industry Vs. Inferiority : (A)
(A) Love (B)
(B) Wisdom
(C)
(C) Competency
(D)
(D) Hope
63.
63. Which statement about adolescents
is accurate ?
(A) Adolescence is a social construct (A)
(B) The concept of adolescence has (B)
existed throughout human
history (C)
(C) The concept of period of
adolescence exists in few (D)
societies today
(D) Adolescence is generally
64.
considered the beginning of
puberty
64. Cluttered nest involves : (A)
(A) Life is empty (B)
(B) Life is to be celebrated (C)
(C) The time after the children have
grown up and come back home (D)
again to depend on parents 65.
(D) There is no meaning to life
65. The residence when a married couple
lives with or near the father is :
(A)
(A) Neo-local
(B)
(B) Matrilocal
(C) Avunculocal (C)
(D) Patrilocal (D)

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66. Surrogacy bill currently proposes the 66.
following out of them which
statement is not true ?
(A) It bans commercial renting of (A)
womb
(B) Legally married Indian couples (B)
will be barred from opting for
surrogacy
(C) It allows altruistic surrogacy
(D) Only a close relative can become (C)
a surrogate for medically (D)
proven infertile couples
67. Research on grandparents shows
that :
(A) Grandparents are often the 67.
primary source of the non- (A)
parental care of young children
(B) About 30% of middle age
(B) 30%
become grandparents
(C) The average age of becoming
grandparents in western (C)
societies is about 70 years 70
(D) Most of the grandparents have
(D)
indirect influence on their
grandchildren behaviour
68. Traditional family structure 68.
comprises of :
(A) Married or unmarried teenage
(A)
parents raising their children
(B) Married couples raising
children from previous (B)
marriages
(C) Single individual raising foster
(C)
children
(D) A married couple living with (D)
their biological children
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69. A single parent family may result 69.
from all except :
(A) Separation (A)
(B) Matrimony
(B)
(C) Divorce
(C)
(D) Death
(D)
70. Marriage is considered to be
necessary because : 70.
(A) This is only way to acquire (A)
paternal property
(B) This provides societal sanction (B)
(C) This is the only way of sexual (C)
gratification (D)
(D) It is regularised and provides
societally sanctioned sex
gratification and family
71.
71. The relationship between body and
(A)
mind :
(A) is interactive and complex (B)
(B) does not exist (C)
(C) is unrelated (D)
(D) is imaginary 72.
72. Which family reaction to accepting
disability is inappropriate ? (A)
(A) Denial (B)
(B) Projection of blame
(C)
(C) Indifferent
(D)
(D) Rejection
73.
73. Vertical and curriculum centred
approach is seen in :
(A) Non-formal education (A)
(B) Informal education (B)
(C) Formal education (C)
(D) Adult education (D)
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74. Puppet, Drama, Television, Cinema 74.
are the examples of :
(A) Audio aids (A)
(B) Visual aids (B)
(C) Audio-Visual aids (C)
(D) Graphic aids
(D)
75. The main objective of ‘‘Education for
75.
all’’ is :
(A) To promote to learning society
(A)
(B) To promote for economic
(B)
development
(C) To promote health facilities (C)

(D) To promote child education (D)
76. The following is the principle of 76.
extension education : (A)
(A) Whole family approach (B)
(B) Technology approach (C)
(C) Organization approach (D)
(D) Community approach 77.
77. An out of school system of education
for Rural women : (A)
(A) Management
(B)
(B) Participation
(C)
(C) Extension
(D)
(D) Communication
78.
78. Non-formal education is ..................
centered.
(A) Reader (A)

(B) Youth (B)
(C) Learner (C)
(D) Gender (D)

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79. Overhead projector uses the 79.
principle of .................... .
(A) Direct projection (A)
(B) Indirect projection (B)
(C) Projection (C)
(D) Digital projection (D)
80. Informal education is accidental
80.
type of education learning, which
happens by chance at :
(A)
(A) Lecture
(B)
(B) Classroom
(C) Examination Hall (C)
(D) Place of Work (D)
81. A person who organises and runs a 81.
business enterprise to make profit is
called as :
(A) Seller (A)
(B) An entrepreneur (B)
(C) A merchant (C)
(D) A businessman (D)
82. ‘‘SGSY’’ is a programme for 82.
promotion of :
(A) Infrastructure (A)
(B) Wage employment
(B)
(C) Community development
(C)
(D) Self-employment
(D)
83. SITE stands for :
83.
(A) Satellite Information Television
(A)
Expansion
(B) Satellite Information Television
Extension (B)
(C) Satellite Information Television (C)
Experiment
(D) Satellite Information Television (D)
Entertainment
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84. A story can be made into a news 84.
cohen : (A)
(A) The story is about a celebrity (B)
(B) The story is from balanced (C)
sources
(C) The story is on a topic of public
(D)
interest
85.
(D) The story has quotes
85. The basic purpose of Panchayati
Rajya is : (A)
(A) To collect taxes directly (B)
(B) To provide employment to rural (C)
people (D)
(C) Democratic decentralization 86.
(D) To provide law and order (A)
86. Non-formal education aims at :
(A) Skill based and socially useful (B)
learning
(C)
(B) Theory and practical learning
(D)
(C) Academic learning
(D) Distance learning 87.
87. A method of contacting people at a
large scale at a time : (A)
(A) Farm and Home Visit (B)
(B) Demonstration (C)
(C) Personal Letter (D)
(D) Campaign 88.
88. Which of the following is not a
projective technique ? (A)
(A) Model
(B)
(B) Photograph
(C)
(C) Slide
(D) Film (D)
89. Community Development Programme 89.
started on :
(A) 2nd October, 1950 (A) 2 , 1950
(B) 23rd March, 1950 (B) 23 , 1950
(C) 2nd October, 1952 (C) 2 , 1952
(D) 2nd October, 1964 (D) 2 , 1964
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90. Which of the following is not a type 90.
of evaluation in an extension
programe ?
(A)
(A) Self-evaluation
(B) Internal Evaluation (B)
(C) External Evaluation (C)
(D) Scientific Evaluation (D)
91. Plagiarism means : 91.
(A) Making a pledge (A)
(B) Making an abstract
(B)
(C) Using others ideas as your own
(D) Making acknowledgements (C)
92. Two variables are said to be (D)
correlated :
(A) The change in one variable 92.
results in a corresponding
(A)
change in other variable
(B) The change of the variables is
in the opposite directions
(C) The two variables are similar in (B)
nature (C)
(D) The two variables are dissimilar (D)
in nature
93.
93. The demerit of questionnaire method
is : (A)
(A) Low rate of filled questionaire (B)
(B) No control once sent
(C) Respondents remain unknown (C)
(D) True representation of (D)
population
94.
94. The advantage of closed-ended
questions is : (A)
(A) Rules out marginal or
unexpected answers (B)
(B) Reduces coding errors (C)
(C) May not cover total range of
responses
(D) May take more time for analysis (D)

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95. What is the clinical method used by 95.
Jean Piaget in his research ?
(A) Standardized Questionnaire (A)
(B) Observation of children in a (B)
psychiatric clinic
(C) A case study of individual child
(C)
(D) An open ended questionnaire
(D)
96. What are two types of node
NVIVO ? 96. NVIVO
(A) Seed node and weed node
(B) Shrub node and grub node (A)
(C) Flower node and power node (B)
(D) Tree node and free node (C)
97. Controlled Group is a term used (D)
in : 97.
(A) Survey research
(B) Historical research (A)
(C) Experimental research (B)
(D) Descriptive research
(C)
98. A correlation coefficient of zero
(D)
indicates :
(A) Non-existent relationship 98.
(B) Existent relationship
(C) Neutral relationship (A)
(D) Direct relationship (B)
99. Informed consent of participants is (C)
obtained before initiation of research (D)
to meet : 99.
(A) Psychological needs
(B) Ethical standards (A)
(C) Standards required in research (B)
results
(C)
(D) Guidelines for sampling
(D)
100. Which of the following is a type of
100.
hypothesis ?
(A) Zero hypothesis (A)
(B) Absolute hypothesis (B)
(C) Abstract hypothesis (C)
(D) Null hypothesis (D)
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