Family Planning - Need and Methods - Unsolved Practice Set
Chapter: Reproductive Health | Topic: Family Planning Need and Methods
FAMILY PLANNING - NEED AND METHODS - UNSOLVED PRACTICE SET
Topic: Family Planning Need and Methods
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. India was one of the first countries in the world to initiate a national programme for:
- Family planning
- Vaccination
- Literacy
- Sanitation
Q2. The main aim of family planning programmes is to:
- Increase birth rate
- Encourage couples and society towards small family norms and better reproductive health
- Ban marriages before the age of 25
- Promote large families
Q3. India's National Family Planning Programme was initiated in the year:
- 1951
- 1971
- 1991
- 2001
Q4. Which of the following is NOT a broad objective covered under family planning-related programmes in India?
- Providing contraceptive options
- Spreading awareness about STIs
- Increasing air pollution
- Improving reproductive health care facilities
Q5. Which of these best illustrates the "small family norm" popularised in India?
- Hum Paanch, Hamare Pachees
- Hum Do, Hamare Do
- Ek Parivar, Das Bachche
- None of these
Short Answer Questions
Q6. Why did India feel the need to launch a national family planning programme?
Q7. Mention any two broad strategies used under family planning-related programmes, besides contraception.
Q8. What is meant by the "small family norm," and why is it encouraged?
Q9. Give one reason why family planning is considered an important part of reproductive health.
Long Answer Questions
Q10. Discuss the main objectives of India's family planning programme, and explain how it has evolved to cover broader reproductive health needs over the years.
Q11. Explain the relationship between population growth and reproductive health, and how family planning measures can help address this connection.
APPLICATION / ANALYSIS
Q12. A district health worker is tasked with improving family planning awareness in a rural area with a rapidly growing population. Suggest two ways she could combine education and access to healthcare to promote responsible family planning.
Q13. In a hypothetical state where average family size has decreased from 6 to 2 over 40 years due to sustained family planning efforts, discuss how this shift might positively affect resources like healthcare, education, and food availability per person.