Reproductive Health: Problems and Strategies

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What does the term 'reproductive health' encompass according to the World Health Organisation?

Physical, emotional, behavioural, and social aspects of reproduction (correct)

Social well-being in all sex-related aspects

Healthy reproductive organs with normal functions only

Healthy emotional and behavioural interactions among individuals

In the context of reproductive health, what does a reproductively healthy society entail?

Society with normal emotional and behavioural interactions among individuals in all sex-related aspects

Society with no reproductive health issues

Society with physically and functionally normal reproductive organs only

Society with physically and functionally normal reproductive organs and healthy emotional and behavioral interactions among individuals (correct)

According to the given text, which organization defines reproductive health as a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction?

World Health Organisation (WHO) (correct)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

World Bank

What was India's initial approach towards attaining total reproductive health as a social goal?

Initiating action plans and programmes at a national level Signup and view all the answers

What is the broader perspective of the term 'reproductive health'?

Involves physical, emotional, behavioural, and social aspects of reproduction Signup and view all the answers

Why is it significant to maintain reproductive health according to the given text?

To achieve total well-being in all aspects of reproduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the popular name for the improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas?

Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes Signup and view all the answers

Who has a major role in the dissemination of information about reproduction-related aspects?

Parents, close relatives, teachers, and friends Signup and view all the answers

What approach should be encouraged in schools to provide the right information to the young?

Providing comprehensive sex education Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for successful implementation of various action plans to attain reproductive health?

Strong infrastructural facilities, professional expertise, and material support Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the programmes mentioned in connection with preventing uncontrolled population growth and social evils?

Statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a reproduction-related problem for which medical assistance is essential according to the text?

STDs Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the aspects to be addressed to bring up socially conscious healthy families of desired size?

Educating people about available birth control options, care of pregnant mothers, post-natal care of the mother and child, importance of breast feeding, and equal opportunities for the male and the female child Signup and view all the answers

What is important to enable people to think and take up necessary steps to prevent social evils like sex-abuse and sex-related crimes?

Creating awareness of problems due to uncontrolled population growth, social evils like sex-abuse and sex-related crimes Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used for discouraging children from believing in myths and having misconceptions about sex-related aspects?

Myth Busting Initiatives Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of attention in biology for the next century after Mendel's work?

Understanding the structure of genetic material and the structural basis of genotype and phenotype conversion Signup and view all the answers

Who made major contributions to the development of molecular biology according to the text?

Watson, Crick, Nirenberg, Khorana, Kornbergs (father and son), Benzer, Monod, Brenner Signup and view all the answers

In which year was James Dewey Watson born?

1928 Signup and view all the answers

What degree did James Dewey Watson receive in 1947?

B.Sc. in Zoology Signup and view all the answers

What had James Dewey Watson's interest matured into during his years at college?

A serious desire to learn genetics Signup and view all the answers

What did the study of molecular genetics, structural biology, and bioinformatics enrich according to the text?

Our understanding of the molecular basis of evolution Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of heredity?

Inheritance and variation of characters from parents to offspring Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of James Watson and Francis Crick's common interest?

Solving the DNA structure Signup and view all the answers

What did Crick complete his Ph.D. thesis on?

X-ray Diffraction: Polypeptides and Proteins Signup and view all the answers

What did humans exploit in the wild populations of plants and animals to selectively breed organisms with desirable characters?

Variations naturally present in the wild populations Signup and view all the answers

What does genetics primarily deal with?

Inheritance and variation of characters from parents to offspring Signup and view all the answers

What area did Crick's study for his Ph.D. encompass?

X-ray Diffraction: Polypeptides and Proteins Signup and view all the answers

Which process is the basis of heredity?

Inheritance and variation of characters from parents to offspring Signup and view all the answers

What did humans exploit in wild populations to selectively breed organisms with desirable characters?

Variations naturally present in the wild populations Signup and view all the answers

What does genetics primarily deal with?

Inheritance and variation of characters from parents to offspring Signup and view all the answers

What area did Crick's study for his Ph.D. encompass?

X-ray Diffraction: Polypeptides and Proteins Signup and view all the answers

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What does the term 'reproductive health' encompass according to the World Health Organisation?

In the context of reproductive health, what does a reproductively healthy society entail?

According to the given text, which organization defines reproductive health as a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction?

What was India's initial approach towards attaining total reproductive health as a social goal?

What is the broader perspective of the term 'reproductive health'?

Why is it significant to maintain reproductive health according to the given text?

What is the popular name for the improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas?

Who has a major role in the dissemination of information about reproduction-related aspects?

What approach should be encouraged in schools to provide the right information to the young?

What is essential for successful implementation of various action plans to attain reproductive health?

What is one of the programmes mentioned in connection with preventing uncontrolled population growth and social evils?

What is an example of a reproduction-related problem for which medical assistance is essential according to the text?

What are some of the aspects to be addressed to bring up socially conscious healthy families of desired size?

What is important to enable people to think and take up necessary steps to prevent social evils like sex-abuse and sex-related crimes?

Which term is used for discouraging children from believing in myths and having misconceptions about sex-related aspects?

What was the focus of attention in biology for the next century after Mendel's work?

Who made major contributions to the development of molecular biology according to the text?

In which year was James Dewey Watson born?

What degree did James Dewey Watson receive in 1947?

What had James Dewey Watson's interest matured into during his years at college?

What did the study of molecular genetics, structural biology, and bioinformatics enrich according to the text?

What is the basis of heredity?

What was the focus of James Watson and Francis Crick's common interest?

What did Crick complete his Ph.D. thesis on?

What did humans exploit in the wild populations of plants and animals to selectively breed organisms with desirable characters?

What does genetics primarily deal with?

What area did Crick's study for his Ph.D. encompass?

Which process is the basis of heredity?

What did humans exploit in wild populations to selectively breed organisms with desirable characters?

What does genetics primarily deal with?

What area did Crick's study for his Ph.D. encompass?

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