UPMSP Intermediate Human Science study plan

Map the Home Science and Human Development syllabus into a one-page concept tree covering family as a unit, stages of development, and needs across the life span.

Define and contrast growth and development, listing at least six principles of development with one example each.

Label a diagram of the digestive system from mouth to large intestine and state the function of each organ in one sentence.

Build a 30-term glossary of Home Science and physiology vocabulary with Hindi/English equivalents where useful.

Describe physical, motor, cognitive, social, and emotional milestones for infancy, early childhood, and middle childhood in a comparison table.

Explain the role of play in development and classify at least five play types with age suitability.

Summarise the family life cycle and identify three changing needs of family members at each stage.

Answer four exam-style 4-mark questions on development stages in timed conditions (8 minutes each).

Classify the six major nutrient groups by function, chief food sources, and one deficiency disease each.

Compute the energy and protein contribution of a sample one-day adolescent diet using a food composition table.

Explain balanced diet, food groups, and dietary guidelines for an Indian family on a modest budget.

List five food-preservation methods and match each to a suitable food with the principle involved.

Identify three common food adulterants and the simple home tests used to detect them.

Define malnutrition, undernutrition, and obesity, and outline three nutritional deficiency disorders with prevention measures.

Describe the components and importance of safe drinking water, and list three household purification methods.

Explain personal hygiene, food hygiene, and safe disposal of household waste with practical examples.

Link nutritional status to immunity and common communicable diseases in a short causal chain diagram.

Complete a 20-question mixed set on nutrition and hygiene and log every wrong answer with the reason.

Trace cotton and silk from fibre to fabric, naming each processing step and one quality check at each stage.

Distinguish natural from synthetic fibres by properties, care, and appropriate use, in a comparison table.

Explain the elements and principles of design and apply three of them to a sketched garment.

Prepare a monthly family budget for a sample family of four and classify items as fixed, flexible, and luxury.

Describe the steps of wise buying and the role of standardisation marks and consumer rights in purchase decisions.

Explain consumer protection mechanisms, redressal steps, and the main consumer rights with one example each.

Define the core economic ideas of wants, scarcity, opportunity cost, and saving, and apply them to three household decisions.

Summarise key psychology concepts including learning, motivation, and personality with one classroom or family application each.

Outline basic sociological concepts such as socialisation, family types, and social change with local examples.

Answer two 6-mark applied questions combining consumer or economic reasoning with psychological or social explanation.

Describe the structure and function of the circulatory and respiratory systems and connect them to oxygen transport and hygiene.

Explain the role of the endocrine system and immunity in growth, stress, and disease resistance.

Outline first-aid responses for cuts, burns, fainting, and drowning, and list items for a home first-aid box.

Describe three national health and nutrition programmes and the group each targets.

Draw and explain the chain of infection with two practical breaking points for each link.

Design a practical or project report on a chosen theme with aim, method, observations, results, and conclusion sections.

Assemble a viva-ready explanation of the project in under three minutes with likely follow-up questions answered.

Revise the heaviest domains using condensed one-page summaries and re-attempt previously logged wrong answers.

Complete two full-length mock papers under timed conditions and mark them against the syllabus.

Rate confidence per domain and schedule two final weak-area review slots before the exam.