GURU NANAK MODERN SCHOOL
K-12, KALYANPUR, KANPUR
CLASS: XII BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
CHAPTER 3 : REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Q1. Mention any two events that are inhibited by the intake of oral contraceptive pills to
prevent pregnancy in humans.
Q2. Why is tubectomy considered a contraceptive method?
Q3. The present population growth rate in India is alarming. Suggest ways to check it.
Q4. At the time of Independence the population of India was 350 million, which
exploded to over 1 billion by May 2000. List any two reasons for this rise in population
and any two steps taken by the government to check this population explosion.
Q5. Describe the lactational amenorrhea method of birth control.
Q6. Why is Saheli considered to be an improved form of oral contraceptive for human
female?
Q7. How do pills act as contraceptive in human females?
Q8. How does CuT act as an effective contraceptive for human females?
Q9. How do copper and hormone releasing IUDs act as contraceptives? Explain.
Q10. Explain the ZIFT. How is IUT different from it?
Q11. What is amniocentesis? Why has the government imposed a statutory ban inspite
of its importance in the medical field?
Q12. How is ARTs helpful to humans? How are ZIFT and GIFT different from IUT ?
Explain.
Q13. Suggest and explain any three ARTs to an infertile couple.
Q14. Why is medical termination of pregnancy carried out?
Q15. All reproductive tract infections are STDs but all STDs are not RTIs. Justify with
example.
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Q16. In GIFT gametes are transferred to the fallopian tube. Can gametes be transferred
to the uterus to achieve the same result? Explain.
Q17. Briefly explain IVF and ET. What are the conditions in which these methods are
advised?
Q18. Comment on the RCH program me of the government to improve the reproductive
health of the people.
Q19. Expand the following: ART, GIFT, ICSI , RTI, IUI.
Q20. What are the common health issues associated with reproductive health?
Q21. A female undergoing IVF treatment has blocked fallopian tube. Name the
technique by which the embryo with more than 8 blastomeres will be transferred into
the female for further development?
Q22. An infertile couple is advised to adopt test tube baby programme. Describe two
principle procedure adopted for such technologies
Q23. Who developed Saheli contraceptive? List the advantages of using Saheli as a
contraceptive.
Q24. After a brief medical examination a healthy couple came to know that both of
them are unable to produce functional gametes and should look for an ART. Name the
ART and the procedure involved that you can suggest to them to help them bear child.
Q25. Reproductive and child health care (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 reproductive healthy society.
a) ‘Providing sex education in schools is 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 reproductively healthy society.
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