HSC/IV/12 Student's Copy
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Pre-CBCS
4th Semester
HOME SCIENCE
Household Equipment and Consumer Economics
Full Marks 55
Time 2½ hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 20
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 5
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×5=5
1. is a promise for efficient performance of an equipment.
Guarantee
Legal notice
Instruction
Direction
/420 1 Contd.
2. The MRP is the price at which a product is sold in the market.
minimum
maximum
moderate
medium
3. Electrical equipment is connected to earth to guard against
shock
overloading
short circuiting
break
4. The products bearing marks are of good quality.
identification
trade
standard
brand
5. When a liquid changes into vapour, it
gives off heat
absorbs heat
circulates heat
retains heat
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write notes on the following 3×5=15
1. Rights of consumer
2. Standard marks
3. Defective weights and measures
4. Fuses
5. Labour-saving devices
HSC/IV/12/420 2 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 35
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Describe the care of the following equipments 3½+3½=7
Refrigerator
Electric mixer
OR
Discuss the following as materials used for equipments 3½+3½=7
Stainless steel
Plastics
2. Discuss the following malpractices as consumer problems 3½+3½=7
Adulteration
Hoarding
OR
Discuss the importance of consumer education. 7
3. What are conductors and insulators? Define the terms fuses and switch.
2½+2½+1+1=7
OR
What are short circuiting and overloading? Explain series and parallel
circuit. 1½+1½+2+2=7
4. What is consumer education? Discuss the need for consumer education.
OR
State the objectives of consumer education. 7
5. Discuss labels and advertisement as sources of consumer information.
3½+3½=7
OR
State the laws that protect the consumer. 7