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Key Facts: Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Home Science Exam

10:00–1:15

Official March 2026 HSE theory sitting window including reading/verification time (dge.tn.gov.in timetable)

DGE TN HSE March 2026 public examination timetable

35/100

Minimum pass mark per subject under the HSE new pattern, subject to theory/practical floor rules

DGE HSE_E.pdf scheme of examination

3 hours

Approximate theory writing duration after reading and particulars verification in the public exam schedule

DGE TN HSE March 2026 timetable

DGE TN

Administered by the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai, for Tamil Nadu State Board Higher Secondary

dge.tn.gov.in

SCERT syllabus

Class 11 textbooks and syllabus prescribed by SCERT / School Education Department (Samacheer Kalvi)

DGE HSE scheme — syllabus prescribed by SCERT/DSE

100 marks

Subject total under the new 600-mark HSE pattern (theory + practical/internal where applicable)

DGE HSE_E.pdf

Free English MCQ practice for Tamil Nadu HSE +1 Home Science (DGE). Official paper is mixed written theory with practicals — this bank is a study adaptation, not a format simulation.

Sample Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Home Science Practice Questions

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1Home Science at the Higher Secondary level is primarily concerned with applying science and art to:
A.Improving the quality of individual, family and community life
B.Only designing spacecraft propulsion systems
C.Only mining of crude petroleum offshore
D.Only military combat tactics
Explanation: Home Science applies scientific knowledge and practical arts (nutrition, textiles, human development, resource management, extension) to strengthen individual, family and community well-being.
2Which set lists the five major branches commonly taught under Home Science?
A.Only Astronomy; Oceanography; Metallurgy; Criminology; Aviation
B.Foods and Nutrition; Human Development; Textiles and Clothing; Family Resource Management; Extension and Communication
C.Only Pure Number Theory; Topology; Graph Theory; Set Theory; Calculus alone
D.Only Constitutional Law; Tort Law; Tax Law; Admiralty; Patent Law alone
Explanation: Classic Home Science components are Foods & Nutrition, Human Development, Textiles & Clothing, Family Resource Management, and Extension/Communication (wording may vary slightly by textbook).
3Growth is best distinguished from development by noting that growth mainly refers to:
A.Only changes in political opinion during elections
B.Only the purchase of household furniture
C.Quantitative physical increase in size, height or weight
D.Only changes in currency exchange rates
Explanation: Growth is typically quantitative (measurable size/mass change). Development is broader qualitative and quantitative change in structure, function and behaviour across domains.
4Human development is studied across which span of life?
A.Only the first 48 hours after birth
B.Only the years spent in Class 11
C.Only retirement after age 90
D.From conception through old age (life-span approach)
Explanation: The life-span approach examines continuous change from conception (prenatal) through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.
5Which prenatal stage is often called the embryonic period and is especially sensitive for major organ formation?
A.Roughly weeks 3–8 after fertilisation (first trimester organogenesis window)
B.Only the final week before birth exclusively
C.Only the toddler years after age two
D.Only late adulthood after age sixty
Explanation: Organogenesis peaks in the embryonic period (about weeks 3–8). Teratogens and severe deficits then can cause structural defects, which is why early antenatal care is stressed.
6A healthy newborn typically shows which basic reflex that supports early feeding?
A.Only the ability to write complete sentences
B.Rooting and sucking reflexes that help locate and take the breast or bottle
C.Only formal abstract algebra reasoning
D.Only independent long-distance running
Explanation: Rooting (turning toward touch on the cheek) and sucking are innate feeding-supportive reflexes present in healthy term newborns.
7Which statement correctly describes a principle of development often taught in Class 11 Home Science?
A.All children must learn to drive before they learn to sit
B.Physical growth never occurs before birth under any circumstances
C.Development generally proceeds from head to toe (cephalocaudal) and from centre to extremities (proximodistal)
D.Language always develops fully before birth in every infant
Explanation: Cephalocaudal (head → feet) and proximodistal (centre → periphery) sequences are classic developmental direction principles; individual rates still vary.
8Infancy is commonly defined as the period covering approximately:
A.Only ages 15–18 years
B.Only ages 40–50 years
C.Only the prenatal months before fertilisation
D.Birth to about 1–2 years of age
Explanation: Infancy usually spans from birth to about one or two years (textbooks may say birth–1 year or birth–2 years), a period of rapid growth and dependency.
9Weaning of an infant refers mainly to:
A.Gradual introduction of complementary foods and reduced exclusive dependence on breast/formula milk as appropriate
B.Suddenly forcing a toddler to sit examinations daily
C.Stopping all fluids permanently at birth
D.Teaching only complex calculus in the first month
Explanation: Weaning is the gradual transition from exclusive milk feeding toward a mixed diet with age-appropriate complementary foods, guided by health recommendations.
10Early childhood (preschool years) is especially important for:
A.Only specialised neurosurgery training
B.Rapid language growth, play-based learning, social skills and basic self-help habits
C.Only managing a corporate stock exchange floor
D.Only drafting international tax treaties
Explanation: Preschool years feature rapid language expansion, imaginative and social play, emerging independence in self-help skills, and foundational cognitive growth.

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