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प्रश्न
Your school has been selected by the Department of Education to organize and host an interschool seminar on “Reproductive Health – Problems and Practices”. However, many parents are reluctant to permit their wards to attend it. Their argument is that the topic is “too embarrassing.” Put forth four arguments with appropriate reasons and explanation to justify the topic to be very essential and timely.
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उत्तर
It is very important to attend the seminar on ‘Reproductive Health – Problems and Practices’ as it deals with the problems and strategies of reproductive health. It makes children aware of the following points:
- It makes them aware about reproduction.
- It prevents sex abuse and sex-related crime. People should think and take up necessary steps to prevent sex abuse and build up a reproductively healthy society.
- Students will have proper knowledge of reproductive organs, adolescence and sexually transmitted diseases.
- It provides information about reproduction-related problems and menstrual problems so students can seek timely medical help.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
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.
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment.
Name the disease caused by HIV.
The human males use a device X made of a very thin rubber sheet as a covering on the male organ to prevent pregnancy. This device traps the gametes Y in it. In order to prevent pregnancy, the human females use a device Z which is a circle of rubber with a metal spring around it. The device Z is put inside the vagina to cover the cervix. It stops Y from going into the uterus.
(a) What is device X?
(b) What are Y?
(c) Name the device Z.
(d) What is the general name of these methods of birth control (or preventing pregnancy)?
(e) The use of which contraceptive device, X or Z, can protect the persons from sexually transmitted diseases?
Name the kind of diseases/disorders that are likely to occur in humans if
(i) mutation in the gene that codes for an enzyme phenyl alanine hydrolase occurs,
(ii) there is an extra copy of chromosome 21,
(iii) the karyotype is XXY.
Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above.
List four ways of preventing pregnancy. State two advantages of using such preventive methods.
Define amniocentesis.
What is contraception? List four different methods. State four reasons for adopting contraceptive methods.
Draw a well labelled diagram of L.S. human testis.
Give scientific reasons.
Indians should follow family planning for controlling the population.
First or free milk is called ______.
Colonies of yeast fail to multiply in water, but multiply in sugar solution. Give one reason for this.
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.
How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?
Comment on the Reproductive and Child Health Care programme of the government to improve the reproductive health of the people.
Amniocentesis technique is ______.
Which is the most commonly prescribed non-steroidal oral contraceptive pill in India?
Which initiative was introduced into the National Programme in 1995 to provide safe, side-effect-free contraception to women?
