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Reproductive Health — NEET MCQs with answers
Reproductive health means total well-being in all aspects of reproduction - physical, emotional, behavioural and social - as defined by the WHO. India initiated 'family planning' programmes in 1951; improved programmes now run as Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes, creating awareness and providing facilities for a reproductively healthy society. Major topics are population explosion and birth control, medical termination of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and infertility management through assisted reproductive technologies.
Topics in this chapter
- 3.1 Reproductive Health — Problems and Strategies
- 3.2 Population Stabilisation and Birth Control
- 3.3 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
- 3.4 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- 3.5 Infertility
Free practice questions
The slogan 'Hum Do Hamare Do' is associated with:
- A. Banning amniocentesis
- B. Encouraging test tube babies
- C. Motivating smaller families
- D. Promoting immunisation
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Answer: C — NCERT describes advertisements showing a happy couple with two children with a slogan Hum Do Hamare Do (we two, our two), motivating smaller families.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.2 Population Stabilisation and Birth Control
According to NCERT, in India who is 'often blamed' for a couple being childless, though the problem more often lies elsewhere?
- A. The female partner
- B. The male partner
- C. The infertility clinic
- D. Both partners equally
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Answer: A — NCERT notes that in India the female is often blamed for the couple being childless, but more often than not the problem lies in the male partner.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.5 Infertility
Illegal female foeticides, which the strict MTP conditions aim to check, are reported to be high in:
- A. Japan
- B. India
- C. United States
- D. Australia
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Answer: B — Indiscriminate and illegal female foeticides are reported to be high in India.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.3 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
Implementation of better techniques and new strategies from time to time in reproductive health programmes is required to:
- A. Provide more efficient care and assistance to people
- B. Discourage medical research
- C. Reduce the number of hospitals
- D. Increase maternal mortality
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Answer: A — Implementation of better techniques and new strategies from time to time are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.1 Reproductive Health — Problems and Strategies
According to NCERT, the early symptoms of most STIs are:
- A. Visible only on X-ray
- B. Always accompanied by paralysis
- C. Severe and life-threatening at once
- D. Minor
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Answer: D — NCERT states that the early symptoms of most STIs are minor and include itching, fluid discharge, slight pain and swellings in the genital region.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.4 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Which of the following can be used within 72 hours of coitus as emergency contraceptives?
- A. Lactational amenorrhea
- B. Condoms and diaphragms
- C. Progestogens, progestogen-estrogen combinations or IUDs
- D. Vasectomy and tubectomy
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Answer: C — NCERT states administration of progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations or IUDs within 72 hours of coitus are very effective as emergency contraceptives.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.2 Population Stabilisation and Birth Control
According to NCERT, which is described as one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood when ART is not suitable?
- A. Legal adoption
- B. Repeated ICSI attempts
- C. Amniocentesis
- D. Medical termination of pregnancy
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Answer: A — NCERT states that legal adoption, permitted by our laws, is as yet one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood, especially given the many orphaned and destitute children in India.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.5 Infertility
Which of the following best captures the two broad categories of situations in which MTP is performed?
- A. Unwanted pregnancy, and pregnancy dangerous to mother/foetus
- B. STI treatment, and menstrual regulation
- C. Sex-selection, and population control
- D. Infertility, and low sperm count
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Answer: A — MTP is performed to (1) get rid of unwanted pregnancies (unprotected intercourse/contraceptive failure/rape), and (2) in cases where continuation is harmful or fatal to the mother or foetus or both.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.3 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
According to NCERT, in case of doubt about an STI, one should:
- A. Consult an unqualified practitioner
- B. Wait until symptoms disappear on their own
- C. Use only home remedies
- D. Go to a qualified doctor for early detection and complete treatment
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Answer: D — NCERT's third preventive principle is that in case of doubt, one should go to a qualified doctor for early detection and get complete treatment if diagnosed.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.4 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Educating fertile couples and those in the marriageable age group about which of the following is a strategy to build up healthy families of desired size?
- A. Available birth control options, care of pregnant mothers and post-natal care
- B. Only the benefits of large families
- C. Only genetic engineering techniques
- D. Only surgical sterilisation
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Answer: A — Educating people, especially fertile couples and those in the marriageable age group, about available birth control options, care of pregnant mothers, post-natal care, importance of breast feeding and equal opportunities for the male and female child addresses bringing up healthy families of desired size.
NCERT Class 12 Biology · Ch 3 · 3.1 Reproductive Health — Problems and Strategies
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