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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
Mention the problems that are taken care of by reproduction and child health care programme.
State True/False with explanation.
Creating awareness about sex-related aspects is an effective method to improve reproductive health of the people.
Write the full form of the following as it occur in biology :
STD
Name one method of contraception which also protects against sexually transmitted diseases.
What substances are contained in vaginal pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?
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?
Define amniocentesis.
Differentiate between the following:
Spermatogenesis and oogenesis
What is contraception? List four different methods. State four reasons for adopting contraceptive methods.
Answer the following question.
What are the goals of RCH programme.
The family planning programmes in India were initiated in ______.
The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of prenatal disorder is called as ______.
The period of pregnancy is called ______
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?
Amniocentesis is a technique used to ______.
Enumerate and describe any five reasons for introducing sex education to school-going children.
