CBSE Class 12 Biology Chapter 12 Reproductive Health Competency-Based Questions: Competency-based questions are designed by CBSE for the students so that they can practise well for the board exams and also score good marks. These questions help the students to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical situations in real life. In this article, we will be providing the competency-based questions for students and they can also download the PDF for free along with the answer key.
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1. Which of the following is an indicator of a reproductively unhealthy society?
A. increase in infant mortality rate
B. decline in maternal mortality rate
C. widespread awareness of contraceptive methods D.detection and cure of sexually transmitted diseases
Answer:
A. increase in infant mortality rate
2. Amniocentesis is a medical procedure where some of the amniotic fluid of the developing foetus is drawn to analyse the foetal cells and dissolved substances. It was banned in India around 1994 under the Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act to stop female foeticides.
Which of the following highlights the importance of amniocentesis despite the ban?
A. identification of a decline in the sex ratio
B. prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
C. determination of the biological sex of the unborn baby D.detection of genetic disorders
D. detection of genetic disorders
Answer:
D. detection of genetic disorders
3. Two statements are given below - one is an Assertion (A) and the other is a Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Periodic abstinence is a natural method of birth control where couples avoid intercourse from day 10 to 17 of the menstrual cycle.
Reason (R): Ovulation occurs around the middle of the menstrual cycle. Which of the following is correct?
A. Both A and R are true, and R is a correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D.A. is false, but R is true.
Answer:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is a correct explanation of A.
4. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2017 dictates that a pregnancy may be terminated on certain considered grounds within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. If the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but fewer than 24 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must believe, formed in good faith, that the required ground exists.
[Note: Grounds refer to circumstances or conditions.]
Describe two grounds under which medical termination of pregnancy is permitted.
Answer:
1 mark each for any two of the following:
If pregnancy is continued, it would threaten the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of the pregnant woman.
There is the possibility that the infant would suffer from physical or mental abnormalities to be seriously handicapped.
The pregnancy is unwanted by the pregnant woman. [Accept any other valid answer.]
5. Given below are two statements. State whether each of them is true or false and justify, using examples.
(a)All contraceptives have the added advantage of protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
Natural birth control methods have negligible side effects.
Answer:
(a)0.5 mark for each of the following:
The statement is false.
Contraceptives like IUDs and pills do NOT protect against STDs.
(b)0.5 mark for each of the following:
The statement is true.
No medicines or devices are used in natural birth control options such as periodic abstinence, lactational amenorrhea, and coitus interruptus.
6. As a volunteer for creating sexual health awareness in rural areas, you have been asked to create a poster highlighting birth control options available to males.
State two contraceptive methods with negligible chances of failure available to males. For each method, mention the working principle briefly.
Answer: 0.5 marks for each contraceptive method and 0.5 marks for each working principle:
Method: condoms
Working: acts as a barrier between sperms and ovum Method: sterilisation/surgical method/vasectomy Working: blocks the transport of sperm to the urethra.
[Accept any other valid answer.]
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