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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.
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:
(i) It makes them aware about reproduction.
(ii) 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.
(iii) Students will have proper knowledge of reproductive organs, adolescence and sexually transmitted diseases.
(iv) 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.
(a) "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.
(b) 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.
What are the measures one has to take to prevent from contracting STDs?
Write the full form of the following as it occur in biology :
STD
What is the causative organism for Gonorrhoea?
Name one sexually transmitted disease for which no definite cure has been found so far. What is the causative organism of this disease?
What are the three types of methods used for birth control (or regulating child birth)? Give one example of each type.
What is the name of surgical method of birth control in human males in which the sperm ducts are cut and ligated (tied) at both ends?
Name the contraceptive device used by the human males which acts as a sheath over the male organ and traps the sperms in it.
Name the contraceptive device used by human females which is put over the cervix.
Name the disease caused by HIV.
What is the name of surgical method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy) which is carried out in women?
One of the following is a surgical method which prevents the sperms from reaching the ovum and pregnancy does not occur. This method is :
(a) IUCD
(b) vasectomy
(c) condom
(d) tubectomy
The sexually transmitted disease which is caused by bacteria is :
(a) malaria
(b) diarrhoea
(c) gonorrhoea
(d) AIDS
A, B and C are three common STDs. A and C are caused by bacteria whereas B is caused by a virus D. The virus D reduces the immunity of the infected person to such a low level that the person can die of even very mild diseases.
(a) What could A and C be?
(b) What is B?
(c) Name the virus D?
(d) How can A, B and C be caused?
(e) Out of A, B and C, which one does not have a definite cure as yet?
Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above.
Differentiate between the following :
Spermatogenesis and oogenesis
Expand the following abbreviation: IUCD
Answer the following question.
What are the goals of RCH programme.
Give scientific reasons.
Indians should follow family planning for controlling the population.
Surgical methods of contraception prevent gamete formation.
First or free milk is called ______.
There is a greater possibility for the evolution of a new species in organisms which reproduce by ______
Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes?
Would a Planaria cut vertically into two halves regenerate into two individuals? Complete Figure D and E by indicating the regenerated regions.
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| A | B | C | D | E |
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.
Select the statement(s) that relate to reproductive health:
Reproductive health refers only to healthy reproductive functions. Comment.
Under which category of contraceptive methods, is the use of condom kept? In what way, its use is better as compared to other methods of contraception?
What is the exact action of birth control pills?
