Hygiene


Reaching The Age of Adolescence I - Concepts
Class - 8th Foundation NTSE Subjects
 
 
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Hygiene

Personal hygiene: Personal hygiene entails more than just being clean. It includes many practices that help people to stay healthy. Bathing daily, use of a proper soap, maintain dental and oral hygiene, care of the eyes and ears, and grooming are some of the activities that adolescents need to carry out. Exercise also helps in better digestion of food and more efficient elimination of toxins from the body. It improves blood circulation and increase the respiratory efficiency of lungs.

The basic aim of maintaining personal hygiene is to keep the bacteria and microorganisms away from entering the body or infecting the food we consume. Personal hygiene is necessary for adolescents because the increases activity of sweat glands sometimes make the body smell.

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Question : 1

__________refers to the good practices that prevent diseases and leads to good health, especially through cleanliness, proper sewage disposal, and supply of safe drinking water.

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Hygiene practices vary, and what is considered acceptable in one ________might not be acceptable in another.

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

The terms ______ and hygiene are often used interchangeably, which can cause confusion. 

Right Option : A
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