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Important Questions Class 12 Biology Chapter 4 Reproductive Health

All Reproductive Health Class 12 Biology Important Questions provided below have been prepared by expert teachers of Standard 12 Biology. Please learn them and let us know if you have any questions.

Objective Questions

Question. Which of the following is the first country in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal?
(a) America
(b) Africa
(c) India
(d) Germany

Question. RCH stands for
(a) Reproductive and child help
(b) Reproductive and child health
(c) Reproductive and child health care
(d) None of these

Question. Dissemination of awareness of reproduction related aspects at personnel level can be provided by
(a) Parents and close relatives
(b) Friends
(c) Teachers
(d) All of these

Question. Which of the following is helpful for people to lead a reproductively healthy life?
(a) Proper information about reproductive organs
(b) Adolescence and related changes
(c) Sexually transmitted diseases
(d) All of these

Question. Successful implementation of various action plans to attain reproductive health requires
(a) Strong infrastructural facility
(b) Material support
(c) Professional expertise
(d) All of these

Question. Amniocentesis refers to
(a) Conversion of ammonia into urea
(b) Amnion part of pregnant mother’s placenta
(c) Analysis of amniotic fluid of developing foetus
(d) Central part of developing foetus

Question. Statutory ban on amniocentesis is required to legally check
(a) Male foeticides
(b) Massive immunization
(c) Female foeticides
(d) All of these

Question. Saheli contraceptive was developed by
(a) Indian institute of toxicology, Lucknow
(b) Central drug research institute, Lucknow
(c) National Institute of immunology, New Delhi
(d) SGPGI, Lucknow

Question. World population in the year 2000 was around
(a) 6 million
(b) 6000 million
(c) 6 billion
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Question. During 1947 population of India was around
(a) 350 billion
(b) 350 million
(c) 3.5 billion
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Very Short Answer Questions

Question. Which period of pregnancy is safer for MTP?
Answer : First trimester

Question. Describe the three different practices under natural methods of birth control.
Answer : Periodic abstinence , withdrawal , lactational amenorrhea

Question. Explain the various methods of Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
Answer : IVF , ET, Test tube baby programme , ZIFT/, IUT/ ,GIFT/, ICSI/,IUI

Question. What are the measures one has to take to prevent from contracting STDs?
Answer : Avoid multiple partners , early detection

Question. What is an ideal contraceptive for women and explain its contraceptive role?
Answer : IUDs . increase phagocytosis of sperms , suppress sperm motility, fertilizing capacity of sperm , uterus unsuitable for implantation , cervix hostile to sperms.

Question. What are barrier methods of birth control? Explain.
Answer : Prevent physical meeting of sperm and egg condoms in males ,diaphragms, cervical caps vaults in females , spermicidal creams , jellies foams

Question. List one drawback of surgical methods of birth control.
Answer : Poor reversibility

Question. Expand IUDs. Explain the various methods of IUDs.
Answer : Intra uterine devies , non- medicated , Cu releasing , hormone releasing

Question. Mrs. X was blamed for being childless though the problem was due to low sperm counts in the ejaculates of her husband. Suggest a technique which could help the couple to have a child.
Answer : IVF and its detail process and importance

Question. What is sterilization? Explain the various methods.
Answer : Surgical method , vasectomy in males- vas deferens cut / tied , tubectomy in females fallopian tube cut/ tied

Question. How do oral contraceptives function? What is the advantage of Saheli?
Answer : Progestogen or progestogen – estrogen combination taken for 21 days ,inhibit ovulation, implantation, alter the quality of cervical mucus to prevent/ retard the entry of sperms .saheli – non steroidal once a week pill

Question. Explain the technique amniocentesis .How is this technique misused? 
Answer : Foetal sex determination based on chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the developing embryo , female foeticide

Question. Name the technique to know the genetic disorders in the foetus.
Answer : Amniocentesis

Question. What is MTP?
Answer : Medical termination of pregnancy.