1. Literacy level should be increased specially among the women in rural areas.

2. Sex determination should be strictly banned. Hard punishments should be given to the culprits.

3. Social awareness programs should be started on a large scale all over India.

4. Gender discrimination should be banned. 

1. In India about 64% of the population is engaged only in agriculture.

2. The proportion of population dependent on secondary and territory sectors is about 13 and 20 percent respectively.

3. There has been an occupational shift in favour of secondary and tertiary sector because of growing industrialization and urbanization in recent times. 
 

1. The diet available to adolescents is inadequate in all nutrients.

2. A large number of adolescent girls suffer from anemia. There problems have so far not received adequate attention in the process of development.

3. The adolescent girls have to be sensitized to the problems they confront. 

1. It is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the population. It is known as sex ratio.

2. People prefer to have a baby boy rather than a baby girl.

3. People go through pre sex determination test. In case of a girl child they abort the child. 

1. In spite of much considerable achievements, the health situation is a matter of major concern for India.

2. The consumption of calories per capita is much below the recommended levels

3. A large percentage of our population is afflicted by malnutrition.

4. The availability of safe drinking water and basic sanitation amenities are to be availed to only one third of the rural population. 

1. Recognizing that the planning of families would improve individual health and welfare, the Government of India initiated the comprehensive Family Planning Program in 1952.

2. The Family Welfare Program has sought to promote responsible and planned parenthood on a voluntary basis.

3. The national population policy 2000 is a culmination of years of planned efforts.

4. The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age, reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.

5. Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases, promoting delayed marriage for girls, and making family welfare a people centered program. 

1. The significant feature of the Indian population is the size of its adolescent population. It constitutes 1/5 of the total population of India. Adolescents are grouped in the age group of 10-19 years. They are the most important resource for the feature.

2. Nutritional requirements of adolescents are higher than those of normal child over adult.

3. Poor nutrition can lead to deficiency and stunted growth. But in India the diet available to adolescent is inadequate in all nutrients.

4. A large number of adolescent girls suffer from anemia. Their problems have so far not received adequate attention in the processes of development.

5. The adolescent girls have to be sensitized to the problems they confronted. Their awareness can be improved through the spread of literacy and education among them