Question: 1) Which of the following cannot be considered as an advantage of amniocentesis?

Options:
(a) Prenatal diagnostics
(b) Detection of abnormalities
(c) Detection of congenital defects
(d) Determination of sex to abort female foetus
Answer: (d)

Question: 2) Saheli, is an oral contraceptive pill that has very high contraceptive value with little
side effects. It is because
Options:
(a) It is taken once in a week
(b) It contains synthetic progesterone
(c) It contains centchroman
(d) It decreases risk of cancer
Answer: (c)

Question: 3) The most common site of infection in a female suffering from chlamydiasis?
Options:
(a) Cervix
(b) Urethra
(c) Ureters
(d) Peritoneum
Answer: (a)

Question: 4) Globozoospermia is a rare condition that affects only males. It is characterized by

sperm cells having a round head and no acrosome. What would this condition lead to?
Options:
(a) inability of the sperms to fertilize the egg
(b) inability of the male to produce enough sperms
(c) formation of zygote that is haploid instead of diploid
(d) formation of zygotes with a missing sex chromosome
Answer: (a)

Question: 5) which of the following is the causative agent for syphilis

Options:
(a) Trypanosoma gambiense
(b) Treponema pallidum
(c) Human papillomavirus
(d) Haemophilus ducreyi
Answer: (b)

Question: 6) On which of the following facts does the method of periodic abstinence is based ?
Options:
(a) Ovulation occurs on about the 14th day of menstruation.
(b) Ovum remains alive for about 1-2 days.
(c) Sperms survive for about 3 days.
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)

Question: 7) Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases is caused by a protozoan ?

Options:
(a) Trichomoniasis
(b) Chlamydiasis
(c) Gonorrhea
(d) Syphilis
Answer: (a)

Question: 8) Assisted reproductive technology , IVF involves transfer of

Options:
(a) Ovum into the fallopian tube
(b) Embryo upto 8 - celled stage into the fallopian tube
(c) Embryo upto 8 - celled stage into the uterus
(d) Embryo with 16 blastomeres into the fallopian tube
Answer: (b)

Question: 9) Among the following methods, which one has the highest failure rate ?
Options:
(a) Diaphragm with spermicide
(b) Condom
(c) Intrauterine device
(d) Rhythm method
Answer: (d)

Question: 10) Which one of the following is not a method of contraception

Options:
(a) Tubectomy
(b) Condoms
(c) Pills of a combination of oxytocin and vasopressin
(d) Lippes loop
Answer: (c)

Question: 11) All the following statements are correct about 'Saheli', but one is wrong. Which
one is wrong?
Options:
(a) New oral contraceptive pill for females.
(b) Contains non-steroidal preparation.
(c) It is a 'once a week pill'.
(d) It increases the phagocytosis of the sperm within the uterus.
Answer: (d)

Question: 12) What is the work of progesterone which is present in oral contraceptive pills ?
Options:
(a) To inhibit ovulation
(b) To check oogenesis
(c) To check entry into cervix and to make them inactive
(d) To check sexual behavior
Answer: (a)

Question: 13) In the rhythm method of birth control, the couple refrains from intercourse
Options:
(a) One day before and after ovulation
(b) Two days before and after ovulation
(c) Three days before and after ovulation
(d) One week before and after ovulation
Answer: (c)

Question: 14) Lactational amenorrhoea is a natural way to increase inter pregnancy interval. It is
due to the high level of
Options:
(a) FSH and LH hormones
(b) Estrogen
(c) Prolactin
(d) Progesterone
Answer: (c)

Question: 15) The technique called Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) is recommended for
those females
Options:
(a) who cannot produce an ovum
(b) who cannot retain the fetus inside uterus
(c) who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilization
(d) all of these
Answer: (a)

Question: 16) Spermicidal creams, jellies and foams are usually used along with the barrier
methods to
Options:
(a) Increase their conception efficiency
(b) Prevention of ovulation
(c) Increase their contraceptive efficiency
(d) Provide motility to sperms
Answer: (c)

Question: 17) Which of these can be used to cure infertility in couples where male partner has a
very low sperm count ?
Options:
(a) IUD
(b) GIFT
(c) IUI
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)

Question: 18) The method of directly injecting a sperm into ovum in assisted reproductive
technology is called
Options:
(a) GIFT
(b) ZIFT
(c) ICSI
(d) ET
Answer: (c)

Question: 19) The function of copper ions in copper releasing IUD’s is

Options:
(a) They suppress sperm motility and fertilizing capacity of sperms
(b) They inhibit gametogenesis
(c) They make uterus unsuitable for implantation
(d) They inhibit ovulation
Answer: (a)
Question: 20) Intensely lactating mothers do not generally conceive due to the
Options:
(a) suppression of gonadotropins
(b) hypersecretion of gonadotropins .
(c) suppression of gametic transport
(d) suppression of fertilization.
Answer: (a)