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प्रश्न
Reproductive health refers only to healthy reproductive functions. Comment.
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उत्तर
Reproductive health refers to a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction i.e., physical, behavioural, psychological, social and physiological.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention the problems that are taken care of by reproduction and child health care programme.
Reproductive and Child Healthcare (RCH) programmes are currently in operation. One of the major tasks of these programmes is to create awareness amongst people about the wide range of reproduction related aspects. As this is important and essential for building a reproductively healthy society.
- “Providing sex education in schools in one of the ways to meet this goal.” Give four points in support of your opinion regarding this statement.
- List any two ‘indicators’ that indicate a reproductively healthy society.
Is sex education necessary in schools? Why?
Do you think that reproductive health in our country has improved in the past 50 years? If yes, mention some such areas of improvement.
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment.
What is the causative organism for Syphilis?
What is the causative organism for AIDS?
Name one method of contraception which also protects against sexually transmitted diseases.
Name the contraceptive device used by human females which is put over the cervix.
Name two devices used in the barrier method of birth control.
Answer the following question.
What is meant by contraception?
What substances are contained in oral pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?
What substances are contained in vaginal pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?
What is the name of surgical method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy) which is carried out in women?
A woman uses pills A as a method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy). The pills A stop the ovaries from releasing ovum into oviducts. Another woman uses pills B as a method of birth control. The pills B kill the sperms and prevent pregnancy.
(a) What do the pills A contain?
(b) What is the common name of pills A?
(c) What do the pills B contain?
(d) What is the common name of pills B?
(e) What is the general name of these methods of birth control?
Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above.
List four ways of preventing pregnancy. State two advantages of using such preventive methods.
Reproductive health includes ______.
The period of pregnancy is called ______
Which of the following method of contraception protects from acquiring sexually transmitted diseases?
There is a greater possibility for the evolution of a new species in organisms which reproduce by ______
From the internet, gather information about the chromosome numbers of five animals and five plants. Correlate the number with the size of organism and answer the following questions.
- Do larger organisms have more number of chromosomes/cells?
- Can organism with fewer chromosomes reproduce more easily than organisms with more number of chromosomes?
- More the number of chromosomes/cells greater is the DNA content. Justify.
Given below are events that lead to pregnancy and development of embryo.
- Fertilization of egg
- Maturation of egg
- Release of egg
- Embedding of embryo in thickened uterine wall.
Which of the following options gives the correct order of sequence in which they occur?
Observe the chart and graph given in the figure carefully and answer the following questions.

| Age in Years |
% of full height | |
| Boys | Girls | |
| 8 | 72% | 77% |
| 9 | 75% | 81% |
| 10 | 78% | 84% |
| 11 | 81% | 88% |
| 12 | 84% | 91% |
| 13 | 88% | 95% |
| 14 | 92% | 98% |
| 15 | 95% | 99% |
| 16 | 98% | 99.5% |
| 17 | 99% | 100% |
| 18 | 100% | 100% |
- Which of the line represents the height of boys?
- Which line represents the height of girls?
- What is the difference between the pattern of increase in the height of boys and girls?
- Is this pattern true for each individual?
Select the statement(s) that relate to reproductive health:
Select the statement which is not correct about reproductive health?
State one drawback of the following:
Oral contraceptive pills
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:
