List of top Home Science Questions on Human Development

A child of which age is called a toddler and how was this term derived?

What was the main aim in setting up of SOS Children’s Villages?

Principles of design are the rules that govern how design elements are combined in the most appropriate way. Name any four principles of design used to produce an appealing dress and briefly describe any three of them.

Give details of the efforts being made by the government for the welfare of women.

What do you understand by gender issues in relation to work?

Welcomes guests upon arrival at the hotel.

Through the Red Ribbon Express train, important information was given about which subject.

It is the relationship between the guest and host

Sarabjit is concerned about the elderly people living in his colony. In the annual meeting with the residents of the colony, what two reasons would he give to convince them that the elderly are a valuable group?

Daniel, an ECCE-trained teacher, is teaching counting to Grade 1 students using creative techniques such as rhymes, stories and dancing. Identify two other skills that he could use in his classroom.

Which institutional setting provides substitute care for young children? Mention any one facility provided by it.

Given below are two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): One of the chief objectives of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is to ensure the holistic development of children to enable them to realise their full potential.
Reason (R): ECCE educators must realise the importance of each child’s individual strengths and cultural context to design appropriate and inclusive activities.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Under which scheme of the Government of India were Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas initiated?

Identify the factors influencing housing patterns.
A. Public Opinion
B. Social, Economic and Political Factors
C. Influence of Climate
D. Materials and Technology

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

List-I (Bronfenbrenner's Environmental Systems)	List-II (Descriptions)
A. Chronosystem	I. Consists of the setting in which the individual lives, including the person's family, peers, school, and neighborhood
B. Exosystem	II. Consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course
C. Macrosystem	III. Consists of links between a social setting in which the individual does not have an active role and the individual's immediate context
D. Microsystem	IV. Consists of the culture in which individuals live

In which developmental research design, the investigator presents children with a novel task and follows their mastery over a series of closely spaced sessions?