HS/III/CC/17 Student's Copy
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CBCS
3rd Semester
HOME SCIENCE
Paper HS-305
Household Equipment and Consumer Education
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. Which is a most important aid for the consumer?
Label
Standard
Packaging
Advertising
2. Leaflets are
commercial information
independent information
public information
semipublic information
3. Giving a better standard of living to all citizens is the main purpose of
consumer education
consumer protection
consumer information
consumer rights
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4. Which of the following must operate consistently and continuously?
Refrigerator
Water filter
Geyser
Air purifier
5. Any equipment you purchase should fulfil your
desire
needs
wants
utility
6. Buyers and sellers contact with each other for the purchase and sale of
commodities in the
shop
open space
market
indoor
7. Lighting circuit is with a
15 A fuse
20 A fuse
10 A fuse
5 A fuse
8. Flowing of very large current in the circuit is called
short circuiting
overloading
melting
spark
9. Bad conductor of electricity is
metal
Bakelite
stone
body
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10. The current which runs various kinds of house appliances is called
direct current
alternating current
series circuit
parallel circuit
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write on the following in brief 3×5=15
1. Weights and measures
OR
Star labeling
2. Adulteration
OR
False advertisement
3. Online marketing
OR
Audiovisual aids
4. Closed circuit
OR
Open circuit
5. Care of electric iron
OR
Care of glass
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PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. What are labour saving devices? Give the classification of equipments.
What is the importance of understanding the materials used for
equipments?
OR
Describe the care for electrical equipment. Mention four each of high and
low power appliances. 6+4=10
2. How is electricity brought into the house? What is a meter and a circuit?
7+3=10
OR
Define circuit. What are series and parallel circuit? What are good and bad
conductors? Give examples of each.
3. Who is a consumer? Give the definition of consumer. What are the rights of
consumer?
OR
Describe in brief the guidelines for wise buying practices. 10
4. What is the need for Consumer Protection Laws? Discuss the Consumer
Protection Act of 1987. 5+5=10
OR
What do you understand by the term Standard Marks? Discuss the role of
the following standards 10
ISI
Agmark
Cotton Marks
5. What are the functions of market? 10
OR
Give the significance of the following buying aids 5+5=10
Packaging
Label