Which of the following steps are included to make a healthy society?
(A) Aware the people to uncontrolled population growth
(B) Aware the people to social evil like sex abuse
(C) Aware the people to sex related crime
(D) The Peoples lead to increase the mortality rate of mother and infant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
A reproductively healthy society is built by creating awareness among people about reproduction and the problems linked with it.
(A) Aware the people to uncontrolled population growth — Included. People must know the problems of a fast-growing population and the ways to plan a family.
(B) Aware the people to social evil like sex abuse — Included. Knowing about sex abuse helps people protect themselves and others.
(C) Aware the people to sex related crime — Included. Awareness of sex-related crimes lets people take steps against them.
(D) The Peoples lead to increase the mortality rate of mother and infant — Not included. A healthy society aims to lower maternal and infant deaths, through better care during pregnancy and delivery.
NCERT Extract:
Reproductive Health – Problems and Strategies – “… Educating people, especially fertile couples and those in marriageable age group, about available birth control options, care of pregnant mothers, post-natal care of the mother and child, importance of breast feeding, equal opportunities for the male and the female child, etc., would address the importance of bringing up socially conscious healthy families of desired size. Awareness of problems due to uncontrolled population growth, social evils like sex-abuse and sex-related crimes, etc., need to be created to enable people to think and take up necessary steps to prevent them and thereby build up a socially responsible and healthy society.”