UPMSP High School Home Science study guide
UPMSP High School Home Science · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
UPMSP High School Home Science (Grah Vigyan) is the Home Science paper in the Uttar Pradesh Board's Class 10 high school curriculum, taken by students in the state's secondary schools and assessed in Hindi. It is a general-education subject rather than a vocational qualification: it builds practical, everyday competence in feeding a family, keeping a home healthy, raising children and managing money, and it also serves as a foundation for later study in home science, nutrition, nursing and early-childhood courses. The UPMSP High School Home Science study guide has 10 sections and about 3,112 words.
01Home Science: Meaning, Scope and Importance in Daily Life
Home Science (Griha Vigyan) is an applied, interdisciplinary field that uses science to solve everyday problems of the family and community. The exam checks whether you can define it, map its scope , and justify its usefulness in daily life - not merely list topics.
362 words, about 2 min02Food and Nutrition: Nutrients, Balanced Diet and Meal Planning
This domain tests knowledge of nutrients and their functions, the meaning of a balanced diet, and the ability to plan meals for a real family using cost, season and age as constraints. Macronutrients - carbohydrates (energy, ~4 kcal/g), proteins (growth and repair, ~4 kcal/g), fats (concentrated energy, ~9 kcal/g, carry fat-soluble vitamins).
332 words, about 2 min03Food Preservation, Processing and Storage
The exam checks whether you know why food spoils, which preservation principle each method uses, and how to store foods safely at home. Microorganisms (bacteria, moulds, yeasts), enzymes, insects and rodents, moisture, oxygen, and rough handling.
283 words, about 1 min04Health, Hygiene and Common Deficiency Diseases
You must know what health means, what personal and environmental hygiene require, and how to identify common deficiency diseases from their signs. WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely absence of disease.
271 words, about 1 min05Human Development: Stages of Growth and Child Care
This domain tests the stages of development, the principles governing growth, and practical child-care – feeding, immunization, weaning and adolescent health. Growth is a measurable increase in size or weight - quantitative.
278 words, about 1 min06Home Management: Resources, Work Simplification and Budgeting
This domain tests how a family uses its resources, how work in the home can be simplified, and how a family budget is prepared and judged. Human - time, energy, knowledge, skills, attitudes.
287 words, about 1 min07Textiles and Clothing: Fibres, Fabrics and Garment Care
You must classify fibres, link fibre properties to fabric use, and describe correct washing and care of garments, including stain removal. Natural - cellulosic: cotton, linen, jute; protein: wool, silk.
302 words, about 2 min08Housing, Interior Decoration and Household Equipment
This domain tests the functions and requirements of a good house, the principles of interior decoration and colour, and the selection and care of household equipment. Shelter and protection from weather and danger, space for family activities, privacy, rest, and a base for healthy living.
321 words, about 2 min09Family Health, First Aid and Safety
This domain tests first-aid priorities for common household emergencies and prevention of accidents at home. Make the area safe, check the casualty's response, ensure airway, breathing and circulation , control severe bleeding, call for help, and treat without moving a suspected spinal injury.
341 words, about 2 min10Consumer Education and Community Awareness
This domain tests consumer rights and responsibilities, reading standard marks and labels, seeking redressal, and knowledge of community health and welfare programmes. Under the Consumer Protection Act 2019 the consumer has six rights: safety, information, choice, being heard, seeking redressal, and consumer education.
335 words, about 2 min