CBSE Class 10 Previous Year Home Science Basic Question Paper: Check weightage here

New Delhi: The wait for CBSE board exams 2026 is over. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that the Class 10 first board examination for the academic year 2025-26 will be conducted between February 17 and March 9, 2026. While, the CBSE Class 10th second board examinations will be held from May 15 to June 1, 2026.

The Home Science in CBSE Class 10 is one of the interdisciplinary subjects that integrates both science and humanities. This is believed to be one of the scoring subject because there is a high chance of obtaining perfect marks. The exam authority has announced that the CBSE Class 10 Home Science Exam (Subject Code 064) will be held on February 26, 2026.

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Students who are aspiring to appear for the Class 10th Home Science subject can solve the previous year question paper to get familiar with the exam pattern, weightage and important topics. 

Section A (Objective Type Questions): 

The stiffening agent used for finishing silk fabrics is ______________.

Why clothes should not be stored in moist conditions?

Section B: Short Answer Questions

Define food safety and mention two ways by which FSSAI ensures safety of food.

What are the factors that you will keep in mind for sorting out of clothes before washing ?

List four ways in which consumer education helps the consumers.

Section C: Long Answer Questions 

Discuss the principles of hygienic handling and serving of food in detail with examples.

Mention the social characteristics of adolescents. (OR) Explain deductive reasoning and abstract thinking among adolescents.

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