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प्रश्न
Do you think that reproductive health in our country has improved in the past 50 years? If yes, mention some such areas of improvement.
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उत्तर
Yes, reproductive health has tremendously improved in India in the past 50 years. The areas of improvement are as follows:
- The massive child immunisation programme has led to a decrease in the infant mortality rate.
- Maternal and infant mortality rates have decreased drastically due to better post-natal care.
- Family planning has motivated people to have smaller families.
- The use of contraceptives has resulted in a decrease in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
- The delivery was safe and included medical assistance.
- The government and the general public are making efforts to control the increasing population.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List four points of significance of reproductive health in a society. Name any two areas related to the reproductive health which have improved over the past 50 years in our country.
If implementation of better techniques and new strategies are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people, then why is there a statutory ban on amniocentesis? Write the use of this technique and give reason to justify the ban.
What do you think is the significance of reproductive health in a society?
Is sex education necessary in schools? Why?
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment.
What are the three types of methods used for birth control (or regulating child birth)? Give one example of each type.
Describe the surgical methods of birth control for women.
Answer the following question.
What is meant by contraception?
What substances are contained in oral pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?
How does copper-T prevent pregnancy?
AIDS is a deadly disease which is caused by :
(a) a protozoan
(b) a fungus
(c) a bacterium
(d) a virus
In the surgical method of birth control available for males, the structures A in the reproductive system are cut and ligated (tied up) at both ends. This prevents the reproductive cells B from coming out from the organs C where they are made in the male body. Since B cannot come out from the male body, they cannot fuse with cell D in the body of a female and hence pregnancy is prevented.
(a) What are structures A?
(b) What are cells B?
(c) Name the organs C.
(d) What is cell D?
(e) What is the name of this surgical procedure for birth control available to males?
Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above.
List four ways of preventing pregnancy. State two advantages of using such preventive methods.
What are Sexually Transitted Diseases (STD)? List two viral and two bacterial STDs.
According to which of the following organization "reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction"?
The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of prenatal disorder is called as ______.
Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes?
Why does bread mould grow profusely on a moist slice of bread rather than on a dry slice of bread?
In tobacco plant, the male gametes have twenty four chromosomes.
What is the number of chromosomes in the female gamete?
What is the number of chromosomes in the zygote?
Reproduction is linked to stability of population of a species. Justify the statement.
Trace the path of sperm during ejaculation and mention the gland and their functions associated with the male reproductive system.
What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote? How is the sperm genetically different from the egg?
Our government has legalised the age for marriage in boys and girls. Give reasons as to why one should get married after a certain age.
Select the statement(s) that relate to reproductive health:
When was family planning programs initiated in India?
Amniocentesis technique is ______.
Given below are four aspects of Reproductive Health in Column A and their related information in Column B:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| S. No. | Terms used in Reproductive Health | S. No. | Significant information |
| (A) | MTP | (i) | Analysing fetal cells from amniotic fluid of the foetus |
| (B) | Amniocentesis | (ii) | Legalised in 1971 |
| (C) | Saheli | (iii) | Programme initiated in 1951 |
| (D) | Family Planning | (iv) | Non-steroidal oral Planning contraceptive |
Select the correct match from the following options:
