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Indian 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 were called 'family planning' were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the popular name 'Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes.' 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.
(i) When did India initiated 'family planning' programmes? (a) 1947 (b) 1951 (c) 1961 (d) 1977(ii) What is the main goal of RCH programme ? (a) To promotes population increase (b) Give services regarding reproductive and child health care. (c) To attract foreign population (d) Give extra care to the high income class.(iii) Why does population explosion cause problems for India ? (a) Production increases in business (b) Creates pressure on natural resources (c) Decrease in foreign business (d) Decrease in the demand of medical services.(iv) When did the concern about population growth in India mainly arise ? (a) When the population crossed 40 crores (b) When the population crossed 90 crores (c) When the population crossed 100 crore (1 billion) (d) When the population crossed 120 crores.

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