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Key Facts: Karnataka II PUC Home Science (KSEAB) Exam

Code 67

Official II PUC Home Science subject code

KSEAB / DPUE II PUC blueprint 2025–26

70/105

Marks to earn vs marks in the theory question framework

KSEAB II PUC Home Science blueprint 2025–26

3 h 15 m

Typical II PUC theory exam duration including reading time

KSEAB II PUC exam logistics / date sheet reporting

~30% / ~33%

Commonly reported per-subject minimum and overall aggregate pass range

KSEAB pass criteria reporting (confirm current circular)

70+30 pattern

Commonly described theory + practical split for practical-bearing subjects (confirm year notice)

KSEAB II PUC assessment reporting

Mixed paper

Official format is objective + subjective theory plus practicals, not pure MCQ

KSEAB II PUC Home Science blueprint Parts A–D

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official mixed paper or practical exam format

OpenExamPrep practice policy

KSEAB II PUC Home Science (code 67) is a Class 12 board subject with a mixed objective + subjective theory paper (~3 h 15 min) under a 105-mark framework earning 70 theory marks, plus practicals under the common 70+30 pattern. Pass is commonly ~30% per subject and ~33% aggregate as notified. Fees are paid through colleges. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation — not an official paper or practical simulation.

Sample Karnataka II PUC Home Science (KSEAB) Practice Questions

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1In II PUC Home Science career studies, 'meaningful work' is best described as work that:
A.Provides income only, without skill growth or purpose
B.Is limited strictly to unpaid domestic chores
C.Combines livelihood with purpose, skill use, dignity, and social contribution
D.Excludes traditional and community occupations
Explanation: NCERT HEFS frames meaningful work as more than pay: it includes purpose, skill application, dignity, and contribution to society.
2Ergonomics in the workplace primarily aims to:
A.Maximise overtime hours regardless of worker comfort
B.Eliminate all rest breaks to raise output
C.Design tools, tasks, and environments to fit human capabilities and reduce strain
D.Replace all human workers with machines immediately
Explanation: Ergonomics fits the job to the person—posture, tools, and workstations—to cut injury risk and support efficiency.
3A central concern when studying gender and work in Home Science is that:
A.Only men perform unpaid care work in all societies
B.Gender never influences occupational choice
C.Paid and unpaid work roles are often unequally distributed by gender and undervalued when unpaid
D.Traditional crafts have no economic value
Explanation: Gender analysis highlights unequal paid/unpaid workloads and the undervaluation of care and domestic labour often done by women.
4Which set best represents soft skills valued across Home Science careers?
A.Only pure mathematics without communication
B.Ignoring client feedback completely
C.Communication, teamwork, time management, and problem-solving
D.Avoiding all technology in the workplace
Explanation: Soft skills—communication, collaboration, time use, and problem-solving—support dietetics, hospitality, design, ECCE, and extension roles.
5A Home Science graduate planning a small food-product enterprise should first prioritise:
A.Skipping hygiene standards to lower costs
B.Ignoring market demand and producing only for personal taste
C.Identifying a market need, food safety compliance, costing, and a clear value proposition
D.Selling unlabelled products without consumer information
Explanation: Viable food entrepreneurship starts with demand insight, FSSAI/safety compliance, realistic costing, and a clear product value story.
6In HEFS discussions of traditional occupations, a constructive view is that they:
A.Have no place in modern career planning
B.Always require formal university degrees exclusively
C.Must never adapt to new markets or technology
D.Can provide livelihoods, identity, and skill heritage when supported and modernised responsibly
Explanation: Traditional occupations can sustain livelihoods and cultural skill; HEFS encourages respectful recognition and adaptive modernisation, not dismissal.
7Clinical nutrition primarily focuses on:
A.Only agricultural crop breeding for export
B.Fabric dye chemistry exclusively
C.Nutritional care of individuals who are ill or at nutritional risk
D.Hotel front-office accounting only
Explanation: Clinical nutrition applies nutrition science to prevent, manage, or treat disease in individuals under clinical care pathways.
8The clinical dietitian’s core role is to:
A.Prescribe surgery without medical collaboration
B.Replace all medicines with unproven supplements alone
C.Assess nutritional status and plan, implement, and evaluate diet therapy with the care team
D.Ignore anthropometry and biochemical data
Explanation: Dietitians assess nutrition, design therapeutic diets, counsel, and monitor outcomes in collaboration with the healthcare team.
9A clear-liquid diet is typically ordered when the patient needs:
A.A high-fibre bulk diet immediately after major GI surgery without clearance
B.Only deep-fried high-fat foods for rapid weight gain
C.Fluids that leave little residue and are transparent at room temperature, often used short-term perioperatively
D.Unrestricted solid meals with heavy spices from day one of acute pancreatitis care
Explanation: Clear liquids (broth, clear juices, gelatin, tea without milk) provide fluid and some energy with minimal residue for short-term use.
10A soft diet is best characterised as:
A.Only raw whole nuts and tough fibrous stalks exclusively
B.Any diet that excludes all fluids
C.Foods that are easy to chew and digest, often low in fibre and harsh spices
D.A diet limited to pure alcohol only
Explanation: Soft diets use tender, easily chewed/digested foods and often limit tough fibre, seeds, and strong spices during recovery.

About the Karnataka II PUC Home Science (KSEAB) Exam

Karnataka II PUC Home Science is the Class 12 Pre-University public examination Home Science paper (subject code 67) under the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB). It assesses NCERT Human Ecology and Family Sciences Class 12 career content as adopted in Karnataka: work, livelihood and career; clinical nutrition and dietetics; public nutrition and health; food processing and technology; food quality and food safety; early childhood care and education; management of support services for children, youth and elderly; design for fabric and apparel; fashion design and merchandising; care and maintenance of fabrics in institutions; hospitality management; consumer education and protection; development communication and journalism; and corporate communication and public relations. The official 2025–26 blueprint allots 105 marks of which candidates earn 70, with heaviest chapter weight on Design for Fabric and Apparel (15 marks) and Food Quality and Food Safety (10 marks). Official assessment is a mixed objective + subjective theory paper lasting about 3 hours 15 minutes, with practical components under the practical-subject pattern. Fees and exact blueprints are notified by KSEAB on kseab.karnataka.gov.in and the DPUE blueprint portal. The 100 questions on this page are a free English-language multiple-choice study adaptation; they are not a full simulation of the official mixed paper or practical exam.

Exam sponsor: Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official KSEAB II PUC Home Science (subject code 67) is assessed as a mixed paper: 1-mark objective-style items plus multi-mark short and long answers under a 105-mark framework (candidates earn 70 theory marks), lasting about 3 hours 15 minutes including reading time for many II PUC subjects. Home Science is commonly listed among practical-bearing subjects (Theory 70 + Practical 30 = 100) — confirm the year’s circular on kseab.karnataka.gov.in. Syllabus follows 14 HEFS Class 12 chapters from work/livelihood through corporate communication. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for concept fluency and practical judgment (safety, sequencing, interpretation) — it does not simulate official attempt limits, subjective long answers, or the practical examination.

Time Limit

3 hours 15 minutes

Passing Score

Commonly reported as about 30% minimum per subject (often cited around 21/70 on theory for practical subjects) together with about 33% overall aggregate as published by KSEAB for the year; verify practical and current pass criteria circulars.

Exam / Certification Fees

As notified by KSEAB and paid through PU colleges for regular II PUC sittings (no single fixed public subject fee for all categories).

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

~6% of this local bank

Work, Livelihood and Career

Meaningful work, ergonomics, gender and work, soft skills, entrepreneurship, and traditional occupations.

~6% of this local bank

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

Clinical nutrition focus, dietitian role, modified diets, clear/soft diets, and enteral feeding judgment.

~8% of this local bank

Public Nutrition and Health

PEM, micronutrient deficiencies, ICDS, food security, and supplementary nutrition programmes.

~8% of this local bank

Food Processing and Technology

Processing, drying, pasteurisation, fermentation, canning, unit operations, value addition, and hurdles.

~9% of this local bank

Food Quality and Food Safety

Hazards, FSSAI, adulteration, GMP/GHP, HACCP, and Codex reference standards.

~5% of this local bank

Early Childhood Care and Education

ECCE definition, principles, developmental domains, worker skills, and readiness emphasis.

~6% of this local bank

Support Services and Programmes

Vulnerability, youth and elderly services, institutional quality, NGOs, and intergenerational design.

~14% of this local bank

Design for Fabric and Apparel

Structural/applied design, elements and principles, colour, texture, silhouette, and composition.

~7% of this local bank

Fashion Design and Merchandising

Fad vs classic, fashion cycle, merchandising, retail formats, style vs fashion, and forecasting.

~7% of this local bank

Institutional Fabric Care

Institutional laundry, sorting, stains, disinfection, bleach damage, par levels, and care labels.

~6% of this local bank

Hospitality Management

Guest cycle, front office, housekeeping, F&B, and service-quality monitoring.

~7% of this local bank

Consumer Education and Protection

Rights, responsibilities, standard marks, redress, misleading ads, and eco-labels.

~5% of this local bank

Development Communication and Journalism

DevCom definition, media mix, participation, development journalism, and campaign planning.

~6% of this local bank

Corporate Communication and PR

Corporate messaging, PR, internal comms, crisis ethics, media relations, and brand identity.

Preparing for the Karnataka II PUC Home Science (KSEAB) Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Commonly reported as about 30% minimum per subject (often cited around 21/70 on theory for practical subjects) together with about 33% overall aggregate as published by KSEAB for the year; verify practical and current pass criteria circulars.
  • Assessment: Official KSEAB II PUC Home Science (subject code 67) is assessed as a mixed paper: 1-mark objective-style items plus multi-mark short and long answers under a 105-mark framework (candidates earn 70 theory marks), lasting about 3 hours 15 minutes including reading time for many II PUC subjects. Home Science is commonly listed among practical-bearing subjects (Theory 70 + Practical 30 = 100) — confirm the year’s circular on kseab.karnataka.gov.in. Syllabus follows 14 HEFS Class 12 chapters from work/livelihood through corporate communication. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for concept fluency and practical judgment (safety, sequencing, interpretation) — it does not simulate official attempt limits, subjective long answers, or the practical examination.
  • Time limit: 3 hours 15 minutes
  • Exam / certification fees: As notified by KSEAB and paid through PU colleges for regular II PUC sittings (no single fixed public subject fee for all categories). Official sources

Using Our Practice Resources

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Karnataka II PUC Home Science (KSEAB): Suggested Study Strategy

1Practice official KSEAB II PUC Home Science model papers under timed ~3 h 15 min conditions so you can switch from MCQ drills to written multi-mark answers with attempt choices.
2Blueprint weight is highest on Design for Fabric and Apparel (15) and Food Quality and Food Safety (10) — prioritise those chapters early and revise weekly.
3Keep a terminology notebook for HEFS words: diet types, hazard classes, design elements/principles, fashion cycle stages, guest cycle, and consumer rights.
4For public nutrition, pair PEM, IDA, VAD, and IDD with matching programmes (ICDS, salt iodisation, supplementation).
5Pair MCQ revision with practical skills: diet modification ideas, adulteration awareness, stain treatment logic, and consumer leaflet clarity.
6Use English-medium HEFS/NCERT wording if you study in English; also review official KSEAB blueprint language and model papers for Part A–D structure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official KSEAB II PUC Home Science exam pure multiple-choice?

No. Official KSEAB II PUC Home Science (code 67) is a mixed paper with 1-mark objective-style items and multi-mark short/long answers under a 105-mark framework (70 marks to earn), plus practical assessment under the practical-subject pattern. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation for concepts and practical judgment only — not an official paper or practical simulation.

What is the subject code for II PUC Home Science?

KSEAB II PUC Home Science is subject code 67. Confirm the year’s date sheet and question paper instructions on kseab.karnataka.gov.in and the DPUE blueprint portal.

How long is the KSEAB II PUC Home Science paper?

Many II PUC subjects, including Home Science theory, are commonly scheduled for about 3 hours 15 minutes including reading time. Practicals follow separate centre schedules. Confirm the year’s date sheet on kseab.karnataka.gov.in.

What is the mark pattern for II PUC Home Science?

The official 2025–26 blueprint uses a 105-mark question framework from which candidates earn 70 theory marks (Part A 20; Part B 10; Part C 15; Part D 25 with internal choices). Home Science is commonly listed among practical-bearing subjects (often described as Theory 70 + Practical 30 = 100). Confirm the year’s circular for exact practical logistics.

What is the passing score for KSEAB II PUC Home Science?

Recent reporting commonly describes about 30% minimum per subject (often around 21 out of 70 on theory for practical subjects) together with about 33% overall aggregate as notified by KSEAB. Practical components have their own notified criteria. Always verify the current result/pass criteria circular for your examination year.

How much does the KSEAB II PUC Home Science exam cost?

Home Science is not sold as a separate marketplace product. Fees are notified by KSEAB and paid through PU colleges for regular candidates. Check kseab.karnataka.gov.in for the current fee circular.

What syllabus does this bank follow?

It is aligned to Karnataka II PUC Home Science (code 67) as reflected in the official 2025–26 blueprint and NCERT HEFS Class 12 units: work/livelihood; clinical and public nutrition; food processing and safety; ECCE and support services; fabric design, fashion and institutional care; hospitality and consumer education; development communication and corporate PR.

Where can I find the official blueprint?

KSEAB publishes II PUC subject-wise blueprints for 2025–26 at https://dpue-exam.karnataka.gov.in/kseabdpueqpue/PUExamBluePrint2026.aspx, including Home Science (67). Also see pue.karnataka.gov.in for syllabus materials and kseab.karnataka.gov.in for circulars.