Class 12 Reproductive Health worksheet

Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

1. 1.

   India launched its national family planning programme in:

   1. 1971
   2. 2000
   3. 1947
   4. 1951

   Answer

   (d) 1951

2. 2.

   Condoms are:

   1. a barrier method
   2. a surgical method (in males)
   3. a surgical method (in females)
   4. an oral (once-a-week, non-steroidal) pill

   Answer

   (a) a barrier method

3. 3.

   Genital herpes is caused by:

   1. a virus
   2. a protozoan (Trichomonas)
   3. a bacterium (Neisseria)
   4. a virus (herpes simplex)

   Answer

   (d) a virus (herpes simplex)

Section B · short answer

1. 4.

   What is meant by reproductive health?

   Answer

   According to WHO, total well-being in all aspects of reproduction: physical, emotional, behavioural and social.

2. 5.

   A town of 1,800,000 people has a birth rate of 27 and a death rate of 14 per 1,000 per year. How many people does it gain in a year, and what is its growth rate?

   Answer

   23,400 people; 1.3% per year

   1,800,000 × (27 − 14)/1,000

Section C · long answer

1. 6.

   Describe the different methods of contraception with examples.

   Answer

   Natural: periodic abstinence (days 10–17), withdrawal, lactational amenorrhoea. Barrier: condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults, often with spermicides. IUDs: non-medicated (Lippes loop), copper-releasing (CuT, Cu7, Multiload 375), hormone-releasing (Progestasert, LNG-20). Hormonal: oral pills (including Saheli), injections and implants. Surgical (terminal): vasectomy and tubectomy.

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