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Transgenic plants engineered with RNAi technology against nematodes are described as being protected. This protection is a result of:
The explanation indicates that the 'silencing of the specific mRNA of the nematode' leads to its inability to survive. The transgenic plant therefore got itself protected from the parasite.
Which of the following aspects is NOT explicitly included in the WHO's definition of reproductive health?
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioural and social. Economic well-being is not explicitly mentioned in this definition.
India was among the first countries globally to initiate national-level action plans and programs for reproductive health. These programs were originally named:
India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1951.
Which of the following is considered a primary step towards achieving reproductive health?
Counselling and creating awareness among people about reproductive organs, adolescence and associated changes, safe and hygienic sexual practices, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including AIDS, etc., is the primary step towards reproductive health.
The current national-level reproductive health programs in India operate under the popular name:
Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the popular name ‘Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes’.
Which of the following improvements indicates a positive change in reproductive health of a society?
Better awareness about sex related matters, increased number of medically assisted deliveries and better post-natal care leading to decreased maternal and infant mortality rates, increased number of couples with small families, better detection and cure of STDs and overall increased medical facilities for all sex-related problems, etc. all indicate improved reproductive health of the society.
Introducing sex education in schools is encouraged primarily to:
Introduction of sex education in schools should also be encouraged to provide right information to the young so as to discourage children from believing in myths and having misconceptions about sex-related aspects.
A reproductively healthy society, as defined by WHO parameters, implies that individuals have:
Therefore, a society with people having physically and functionally normal reproductive organs and normal emotional and behavioural interactions among them in all sex-related aspects might be called reproductively healthy.
What role do parents, close relatives, teachers, and friends play in disseminating information about reproduction-related aspects?
Parents, other close relatives, teachers and friends, also have a major role in the dissemination of the above information.
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of reproductive health that is addressed by awareness and counselling programs?
Counselling and creating awareness among people about reproductive organs, adolescence and associated changes, safe and hygienic sexual practices, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including AIDS, etc., is the primary step towards reproductive health. Financial planning is not directly an aspect of reproductive health.
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