Q.Open Book Assessment
'Healthy reproduction, legally checked birth control measures and proper family planning programmes are essential for the survival of mankind' Justify.

Step 1. Healthy reproduction — supported by RCH programmes, sex education, and maternal/post-natal care — directly reduces maternal and infant mortality, which the chapter notes remain serious concerns (India accounts for a significant share of global preventable maternal deaths).

Step 2. Legally checked birth-control measures — safe, medically supervised contraceptive methods and legally regulated MTP (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) — prevent unsafe, quack-performed abortions and give couples control over the timing and number of children, safeguarding both maternal health and women's autonomy.

Step 3. Proper family-planning programmes address India's rapid population growth (already over a billion, heading to become the world's most populous country); without deliberate family planning, the resulting strain on food, health, education and economic resources threatens the well-being of future generations. …

Argue each of the three named pillars (reproductive health, legal birth control, family planning) in turn, then show how toget …

• Discussing only population control and ignoring the maternal/child-health angle. …