What has been the impact of increased health facilities and better living conditions on population growth?

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• It stabilized the population
• It had an explosive impact on growth
• It decreased the population
• It had no significant impact
Correct Option: B  [ It had an explosive impact on growth ]

Remark: Increased health facilities along with better living conditions had an explosive impact on the growth of population in the last century.

Which method is used when the male partner has a very low sperm count?

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• GIFT
• ICSI
• Artificial insemination (AI)
• Tubectomy
Correct Option: C  [ Artificial insemination (AI) ]

Remark: Infertility cases due to very low sperm counts in the ejaculates could be corrected by the artificial insemination (AI) technique.

Chlamydiasis and Gonorrhoea are examples of what type of disease?

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• Genetic disorders
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Congenital defects
• Autoimmune diseases
Correct Option: B  [ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) ]

Remark: Gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, genital warts, and trichomoniasis are listed as common STIs.

A significant role in checking uncontrolled population growth has been attributed to:

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• The statutory ban on amniocentesis
• The widespread use of contraceptive methods
• The legalisation of MTP
• The development of ARTs
Correct Option: B  [ The widespread use of contraceptive methods ]

Remark: The widespread use of contraceptive methods has played a significant role in checking the uncontrolled growth of population.

What is a major reason for the debate over the legality of MTP in many countries?

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• Its low success rate
• The high cost involved
• Emotional, ethical, religious and social issues
• Its ineffectiveness as a birth control method
Correct Option: C  [ Emotional, ethical, religious and social issues ]

Remark: Whether to accept or legalise MTP is debated in many countries due to the emotional, ethical, religious, and social issues involved in it.

Which of the following is NOT a barrier method of contraception?

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• Condom
• Lippes Loop
• Diaphragm
• Cervical cap
Correct Option: B  [ Lippes Loop ]

Remark: Barrier methods include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults. Lippes loop is a type of non-medicated Intra Uterine Device (IUD).

Why are ART facilities like IVF only available to a limited number of people?

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• They require specialised professionals and expensive instrumentation
• They are illegal in most parts of the country
• They have very low success rates
• They are against the religious beliefs of all communities
Correct Option: A  [ They require specialised professionals and expensive instrumentation ]

Remark: These techniques require extremely high precision handling by specialised professionals and expensive instrumentation, making the facilities available only in a few centres and affordable to a limited number of people.

What is one of the first steps towards achieving reproductive health for a society?

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• Enforcing sterilisation after two children
• Banning all contraceptive methods
• Counselling and creating awareness about reproduction-related aspects
• Promoting early marriage
Correct Option: C  [ Counselling and creating awareness about reproduction-related aspects ]

Remark: The summary states that counselling and creating awareness among people about reproductive organs, adolescence, STIs, etc., is the primary step towards reproductive health.

What is a dangerous trend associated with amniocentesis mentioned in the text?

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• Its use to create designer babies
• Its high rate of causing spontaneous abortions
• Its misuse to determine the sex of the child, often followed by female foeticide
• Its promotion by unqualified quacks
Correct Option: C  [ Its misuse to determine the sex of the child, often followed by female foeticide ]

Remark: A dangerous trend is the misuse of amniocentesis to determine the sex of the unborn child. If the foetus is found to be female, it is frequently followed by MTP.

According to the WHO, reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioural and ________.

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• social
• financial
• functional
• spiritual
Correct Option: A  [ social ]

Remark: The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides a broad definition of reproductive health, stating it is a total well-being in physical, emotional, behavioural, and social aspects of reproduction.