Reproductive Health — DPP 1

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1
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
  1. A Non-medicated - Lippes loop IUDs
  2. B Copper releasing - LNG-20 IUD
  3. C Hormone - Progestasert releasing IUD
  4. D Saheli - Once a week contraceptive pill
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Correct answer: B

LNG-20 is levonorgesteral IUD-a hormone releasing IUD.
2
Which of the following statement is not correct about oral contraceptive pills?
  1. A They have to be taken daily for a period of 21 days, starting preferably within the first five days of menstrual cycle
  2. B They contain small doses of progestogenestrogen combination
  3. C They inhibit ovulation and implantation
  4. D Ovum and sperms are prevented from physically meeting with the help of barriers
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Correct answer: D

Oral contraceptives are preparations containing either progestin alone or both progesterone and oestrogen.

They do not involve physical barriers.
3
In India, population crossed 1.2 billion mark in May 2011. The probable reasons for this are, decline in
A. Maternal mortality rate (MMR)
B. Infant mortality rate (IMR)
C. Number of people in reproducible age
D. Death rate
  1. A A & B only
  2. B A, B & C
  3. C A, B & D
  4. D A, B, C & D
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Correct answer: C

MMR and IMR have decreased due to improved medical facilities. Death rate has fallen due to improved personal hygiene sanitation and modern medicines.
4
The most common site of infection in case of Chlamydia in male is
  1. A Cervix
  2. B Urethra
  3. C Uterine tubes
  4. D Bladder
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Correct answer: B

In males, urethritis is the principal result and in females, cervicitis. Main site of infection is Urethra in males.
5
Select the incorrect statements
A. Castration is a method of contraception
B. MTPs have a significant role in decreasing the size of population, so it is legal.
C. Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country
D. Nearly 45 to 50 million MTPs are performed in a year all over the world
  1. A A & B only
  2. B C & D only
  3. C A, B & C
  4. D A, B, C & D
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Correct answer: A

Castration is removal of testes. For a contraceptive, it is necessary not to interfere with formation of sex hormones.

MTPs are mainly meant for preventing unnatural maternal deaths due to unsafe abortions.
6
All the following statements are correct about 'Saheli', but one is wrong. Which one is wrong?
  1. A New oral contraceptive pill for females
  2. B Contains non-steroidal preparation
  3. C It is 'once a week pill'
  4. D It increases the phagocytosis of the sperm within the uterus
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Correct answer: D

Saheli impairs implantation and has least or no side effects.
7
What is the function of copper ions in copper releasing IUDs?
  1. A They decrease phagocytosis of sperm within the uterus
  2. B They suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms
  3. C They make the uterus unsuitable for implantation
  4. D They inhibit ovulation
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Correct answer: B

Copper-IUDs have local antifertility effect by bringing about release of toxic cytokines which suppress sperm motility and thereby their ability to fertilize the ovum.
8
Action of which of the following hormones is blocked during use of RU 486 (mifepristone)?
  1. A FSH
  2. B LH
  3. C Progesterone
  4. D hCG
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Correct answer: C

Progesterone arrests the menstrual cycle at luteal phase. Decreased level of progesterone leads to the next phase, i.e., menstrual phase.
9
In case of a person suffering from syphilis, chancre formation occurs during
  1. A Primary stage
  2. B Secondary stage
  3. C Tertiary stage
  4. D Neurosyphilis stage
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Correct answer: A

The primary stage shows the symptom of chancre. Chancre is painless open sore in syphilis.
10
Which of the following causative agents of STIs can cross the placenta?
  1. A Hepatitis-B
  2. B HIV
  3. C Syphilis
  4. D All of these
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Correct answer: D

Placenta acts as an ultrafilter through which soluble organic and inorganic materials, hormones, antibodies against diptheria, small pox etc. and causative agents - viruses of the diseases can pass from mother to foetus.
11
Vasectomy has no effect on the sexual life of male because :
  1. A He can still ejaculate and has normal secretion of sex hormones in blood
  2. B Vasectomy affects the hormonal secretion but the person can ejaculate semen with normal number of sperms
  3. C He cannot ejaculate but the hormone levels are normal
  4. D Vasectomy does not affect the sexual desire but can cause impotency
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Correct answer: A

He can ejaculate normal but there will be no sperms.

There is no effect on production of male hormones.
12
Castration cannot be taken as a contraceptive device, because
  1. A Deficiency of testosterone hormone, will deprive a person of sexual drive, desire and/ or the sexual act
  2. B It inhibits gamete transport
  3. C It is surgical method of contraception also called sterilisation
  4. D This technique is highly effective but its reversibility is poor.
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Correct answer: A

Contraceptive devices should not interfere with arousal of sexual drive, desire and castration refers to removal of testes in males.
13
Which of the following virus has $d s$-DNA as the genetic material and is transmitted mainly by sexual contact?
  1. A Hepatitis-A
  2. B Hepatitis-B
  3. C Hepatitis-C
  4. D Hepatitis-D
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Correct answer: B

Hepatitis-A virus → ssRNA

Hepatitis-B virus → dsDNA

Hepatitis-C virus → ssRNA

Hepatitis-D virus → ssRNA

Hepatitis-E virus → ssRNA
14
Which of the following stages of syphilis is characterised by a skin rash, fever and aches in the joints and muscles?
  1. A Primary stage
  2. B Secondary stage
  3. C Tertiary stage
  4. D Neurosyphilis stage
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Correct answer: B

$1 ^ { \circ }$ stage → painless open sores called chancre.
$2 ^ { \circ }$ stage → skin rash, fever and aches.
$3 ^ { \circ }$ stage → organ degeneration
Neurosyphilis → organs of nervous system get damaged.
15
A population is said to achieve demographic transition, if
  1. A Birth rate equals death rate
  2. B Emigration equals immigration if population is same, in both places
  3. C Doubling time is 33 years
  4. D Both (1) & (2)
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Correct answer: D

When there is a zero population growth, this is known as demographic transition. Doubling time is time required by a population to double itself.
16
Which of the following is a copper releasing IUD?
  1. A Lippes loop
  2. B Multiload 375
  3. C LNG-20
  4. D Progestasert
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Correct answer: B

Lippes loop is inert IUD.

LNG-20 is hormone releasing IUD → levonorgesterol IUD.

Progestasert is progesterone IUD.
17
Contraceptive pills are very effective with lesser side effects and are well accepted by the female. They work by
  1. A Inhibiting ovulation
  2. B Inhibiting implantation
  3. C They alter the quality of cervical mucus to prevent/retard the entry of sperms
  4. D All of these
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Correct answer: D

Oral contraceptives having progesterone or both progesterone and estrogen inhibit ovulation and also change the quality of cervical mucus. Saheli works by preventing implantation.
18
Use of which of the following contraceptive device has increased in recent years due to its additional benefit of protecting the user from contracting STIs and AIDS?
  1. A Coitus interruptus
  2. B IUDs (Intra Uterine Devices)
  3. C Condoms
  4. D Vasectomy
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Correct answer: A

Prolactin inhibits release of FSH and LH.
19
Which of the following statements is not true w.r.t. tubectomy or tubal ligation?
  1. A It is more difficult than vasectomy and is even more difficult to reverse
  2. B No ovulation occurs, hence no fertilization is possible
  3. C It involves ligation of both fallopian tubes
  4. D The failure rate of this approach is almost zero percent
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Correct answer: B

Ovulation does occur. This method aims at blocking the passage of ovum, hence no fertilization occurs, because ovum does not meet the sperm.
20
Which of the following can be taken as the most convincing factor for indicating the rapid increase in population growth of a country?
  1. A Low mortality rate
  2. B High natality or birth rate
  3. C Low replacement level
  4. D High population of young children
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Correct answer: D

Young people are in reproductive active age and number of female individuals in active reproductive age influences birth rate within a population.

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