question_answer 17)

  A national level approach to build up a reproductively healthy society was taken up in our country in (a) 1950s                              (b) 1960s                              (c) 1980s                              (d) 1990s

Answer:

   (a) India 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 called 'family planning' were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Creating awareness among people about various reproductions related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes.