Punjab PSEB Matric Home Science case studies
Punjab PSEB Matric Home Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Punjab School Education Board Matriculation (Class 10) Examination is the state board's school-leaving assessment for Class 10 students in Punjab. Home Science is offered as a board subject within the Class 10 curriculum; the Board publishes its syllabus, e-Books, Question Bank, Structure of Question Paper and Model Test Papers online, so candidates can see exactly how the paper is organised before they sit it. The Punjab PSEB Matric Home Science case studies are 5 cases and about 4,331 words.
1Stretching ₹2,600 a Month When Two Children Look Pale
The Gill family lives in a village near Bathinda: father (daily-wage labourer, about 20 working days a month at ₹450), mother (32), and three children aged 3, 7 and 10. Rent and school fees take ₹4,000 of the roughly ₹9,000 monthly income, leaving ₹2,600 for food for all five.
841 words, about 4 min2Eight Kilos of Tomatoes, Four Kilos of Mangoes, and Daily Power Cuts
A family in Hoshiarpur has been given 8 kg of ripe tomatoes and 4 kg of raw mangoes on the same day. The refrigerator works, but the village has two power cuts daily, of 4 and 6 hours, and the monsoon has begun, so the air is humid and the courtyard gets only two or three hours of uncertain sun.
830 words, about 4 min3A School Shirt with Three Stains and a Shrunken Sweater
A Class 10 student has to appear for the board practical exam in four days in a white cotton uniform shirt, which is the only one that fits. The shirt has a fresh blue ballpoint ink mark on the pocket, a yellow turmeric-curry splash on the front, and a brown scorch mark near the collar from a hot iron left standing on the cloth.
857 words, about 4 min4Hot Dal on a Four-Year-Old, and a Cut Finger on the Grandmother
In a kitchen in Ludhiana, a 4-year-old boy pulls a vessel of hot dal off the edge of the stove. The dal falls on his forearm and hand, and the skin is red, wet-looking and rising into blisters; a small area of skin has peeled.
899 words, about 4 min5Choosing a Pressure Cooker on ₹1,650 - Cash, Credit, or the Doorstep Seller
A family in Patiala needs a pressure cooker. There are three offers.
904 words, about 5 min