Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Successful implementation of various action plans to attain reproductive health requires strong infrastructural facilities, professional expertise and material support. These are essential to provide medical assistance and care to people in reproduction-related problems like pregnancy, delivery, STDs, abortions, contraception, menstrual problems, infertility, etc. Implementation of better techniques and new strategies from time to time are also required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people. Statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination to legally check increasing menace of female foeticides, massive child immunisation, etc., are some programmes that merit mention in this connection. In aminocentesis some of the amniotic fluid of the developing foetus is taken to analyse the fetal cells and dissolved substances.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Parents, other close relatives, teachers and friends have a minor role in spreading information on reproduction-related aspects.
Creating awareness about reproduction-related aspects is one of the main tasks of the Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes in India. NCERT says that the media, agencies and people close to the young all help in this.
Option (1) Governmental and non-governmental agencies have used the audio-visual and the print media to create awareness about reproduction-related aspects. — Incorrect. This is a correct statement. Governmental and non-governmental agencies have used the audio-visual and the print media to create awareness among the people.
Option (2) Parents, other close relatives, teachers and friends have a minor role in spreading information on reproduction-related aspects. — Correct. This is the incorrect statement. NCERT says parents, other close relatives, teachers and friends have a major role in spreading this information, not a minor one.
Option (3) Proper information about reproductive organs, adolescence and related changes would help people, especially those in the adolescent age group, to lead a reproductively healthy life. — Incorrect. This is a correct statement. Proper information about reproductive organs, adolescence and related changes helps people, especially adolescents, to lead a reproductively healthy life.
Option (4) In India, creating awareness among people about reproduction-related aspects is one of the major tasks under the Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes. — Incorrect. This is a correct statement. Creating awareness and providing facilities and support for a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under the RCH programmes.
NCERT Extract:
Reproductive Health – Problems and Strategies – “… Creating awareness among people about various reproduction related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes. With the help of audio-visual and the print-media governmental and non-governmental agencies have taken various steps to create awareness among the people about reproduction-related aspects. Parents, other close relatives, teachers and friends, also have a major role in the dissemination of the above information.”