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We all must work towards… (Class 12 Biology 2023, Q26b)

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BiologyCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2023, set 57/5/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Biology 2023: question 26(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2023, paper 57/5/1, section C, question 26(b), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26(b) · 3 marks · Short answerHuman Health and Disease

We all must work towards maintaining good health because ‘health is wealth’. Enlist any six ways of achieving good health.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 57/5/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Think of personal habits such as diet, exercise and cleanliness.

Hint 2

Also think of community measures against infection, such as vaccines, waste, vectors and water.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Eat a balanced diet that supplies all nutrients in proper amounts.

    ½ mark

  2. Maintain personal hygiene, such as bathing and washing hands.

    ½ mark

  3. Do regular exercise or yoga.

    ½ mark

  4. Get timely vaccination/immunisation against infectious diseases.

    ½ mark

  5. Ensure proper disposal of waste and excreta, and control vectors such as mosquitoes by draining stagnant water.

    ½ mark

  6. Consume hygienic food and clean drinking water, and avoid drugs, alcohol and smoking.

    ½ mark

Answer: Balanced diet, personal hygiene, regular exercise/yoga, vaccination, proper waste disposal and vector control, hygienic food and water (and avoiding drugs/alcohol).

Where the marks are

  • Any six valid ways of maintaining good health (½ × 6 = 3 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Human Health and Disease, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 57/5/1: every question, by section.

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