NIOS Class 12 Geography Chapter 25 Environment, Health and Sanitation

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NIOS Class 12 Geography Chapter 25 Environment, Health and Sanitation

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Environment, Health and Sanitation

Chapter: 25

MODULE – 10: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

INTEXT QUESTIONS 25.1

1. Fill in the blanks:

(i) ___________ is the level of functional condition of a person’s mind and body?

Ans: Health.

(ii) World Health Day is celebrated on _________.

Ans: 70th April.

(iii) __________  is a product of interaction among the agent, host and environment.

Ans: Disease.

(iv) _______ refers to the set of practices associated with the preservation of health like personal hygiene, household cleanliness, and community cleanliness.

Ans: Hygiene.

(v) Human Health is intimately linked to the state of the ___________.

Ans: Environment.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 25.2

1. Write T against the correct statement and F against the incorrect statement.

(i) Without sound health, there is no meaning to life.

Ans: True.

(ii) Pesticides do not have any impact on the components of earth.

Ans: False.

(iii) Air pollution is not a major threat to human health.

Ans: False.

(iv) Global warming is maintaining harmful effect on human health, animal, forest, wildlife.

Ans: True.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 25.3

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Namami Gange Programme was initiated in –

(a) 2012

(b) 2013

(c) 2014 

(d) 2015

Ans: (c) 2014 

2. Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan was celebrated on –

(a) Buddha Jayanti.

(b) Gandhi Jayanti.

(c) Mahavir Jayanti.

(d) Ambedkar Jayanti.

Ans: (b) Gandhi Jayanti.

3. UjjwalaYojana is an initiative for –

(a) Children.

(b) Men.

(c) Women.

(d) None.

Ans: (c) Women.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 25.4

Match the following-

(a) Ashwagandha	(i) Ayurveda
(b) Brahmi	(ii) Stomach disorder
(c) Traditional Health Care System	(iii) Reduce Stress
(d) Bahera	(iv) Brain tonic

Ans:

(a) Ashwagandha	(iii) Reduce Stress
(b) Brahmi	(iv) Brain tonic
(c) Traditional Health Care System	(i) Ayurveda
(d) Bahera	(ii) Stomach

TERMINAL QUESTIONS 

1. Which one is correctly matched?

(i) Sanitation is more important than independence – Mahatma Gandhi.

(ii) “Sanitation is a way of life.” – Dr.Margarreet Chan, Director- General, WHO.

(iii) “Sanitation is a cornerstone of public health – According to National Sanitation Foundation of the USA.

Ans: (i) Sanitation is more important than independence – Mahatma Gandhi.

2. Define Health and explain its 3 specific dimensions.

Ans: Well known definition given by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 has defined health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity’.

Three (3) Specific Dimensions: “As per WHO three specific dimensions of health are:

(i) The physical – perfect functioning of the body.

(ii) The mental – a state of balance between the individual and the surrounding world.

(iii)  The social – quantity and quality of an individual’s interpersonal ties and the extent of involvement with the community.”