CBSE Class 12 Biology 2024-25: Chapter 3 Reproductive Health Competency-Based Questions with Answers; Download Free PDF

Get ready for your CBSE Class 12 Biology exams with our easy guide on Chapter 3: Reproductive Health. This chapter is very important, especially with the new exam pattern starting in the 2024-25 school year. The CBSE will include 50% more competency-based questions. These questions ask you to use what you've learned in real-life situations.

In this article, we focus on key questions from Chapter 3: Reproductive Health. These questions help you think and solve problems. You’ll find different types of questions, such as multiple-choice, true-false, gap-filling, and short-answer questions. Each question has clear answers to help you understand the concepts better.

To help you study, you can download a free PDF that has all the competency-based questions from Chapter 3: Reproductive Health along with their answer keys.

CBSE 10 Biology Chapter 3 : Reproductive Health Competency-Based Questions

Q.1 Which of the following is an indicator of a reproductively unhealthy society?

A. increase in infant mortality rate
B. decline in maternal mortality rate
C. widespread awareness of contraceptive methods
D. detection and cure ofsexually transmitted diseases

Answer. A. increase in infant mortality rate

Q.2 Amniocentesis is a medical procedure where some of the amniotic fluid of the developing foetus is drawn to analyse the foetal cells and dissolved substances. It was banned in India around 1994 under the Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act in order to stop female foeticides. Which of the following highlight the importance of amniocentesis despite the ban?

A. identification of a decline in sex ratio
B. prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
C. determination of biological sex of the unborn baby
D. detection of genetic disorders

Answer. D. detection of genetic disorders

Q.3 Two statements are given below - one is an Assertion (A) and the other is a Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Periodic abstinence is a natural method of birth control where couples avoid intercourse from day 10 to 17 of the menstrual cycle.

Reason (R): Ovulation occurs around the middle of the menstrual cycle.

Which of the following is correct?

A. Both A and R are true, and R is a correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.

Answer. A. Both A and R are true, and R is a correct explanation of A.

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Q.4 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2017 dictates that a pregnancy may be terminated on certain considered grounds within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. If the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but fewer than 24 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must be of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the required ground exist.

[Note: Grounds refer to circumstances or conditions.]

Describe two grounds under which medical termination of pregnancy is permitted.

Answer. 1 mark each for any two of the following:

If pregnancy is continued, it would threaten the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of the pregnant woman.

There is possibility that the infant would suffer from physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped.

The pregnancy is unwanted by the pregnant woman.

[Accept any other valid answer.]

Q.5 Given below are two statements. State whether each of them is true or false and justify, using examples.

(a) All contraceptives have the added advantage of protection againstsexually transmitted diseases.
(b) Natural birth control methods have negligible side effects.

Answer. (a) 0.5 mark for each of the following:

The statement is false.

Contraceptives like IUDs and pills do NOT protect against STDs.

(b) 0.5 mark for each of the following:

The statement is true.

No medicines or devices are used in natural birth control options such as periodic abstinence, lactational amenorrhea, and coitus interruptus.

Q.6 As a volunteer for creating sexual health awareness in rural areas, you have been asked to create a poster highlighting birth control options available to males.

State two contraceptive methods with negligible chances of failure available to males. For each method, mention the working principle briefly.

Answer. 0.5 marks for each contraceptive method and 0.5 marks for each working principle:

Method: condoms

Working: act as a barrier between sperms and ovum
Method: sterilisation/surgical method/vasectomy
Working: blocks the transport of sperm to the urethra
[Accept any other valid answer.]

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