CBSE Class 12 Biology Reproductive Health Worksheet Set C

Question: Which of the following is a traditional method of contraception?
a) Condoms
b) Lactational amenorrhoea
c) Sterilization
d) Implantation
Answer: b

Question: RCH stands for
a) Routine Check-up of Health
b) Reproduction Cum Hygiene
c) Reversible Contraceptive Hazards
d) Reproductive and Child Health Care
Answer: d

Question: World AIDS Day is observed on
a) June 11
b) November 1
c) December 1
d) December 21
Answer: c

Question: IUDs stands for
a) Internal Uterine Devices
b) Injected Uterine Devices
c) Intra Uterine Devices
d) Inseminated Uterine Devices
Answer: c

Question: ‘Saheli’, a new oral contraceptive, was developed by
a) All India Institute of Medical Sciences
b) Health Care Pvt. Ltd.
c) Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals Corp. Ltd.
d) Central Drug Research Institute
Answer: d

Question: The diaphragm, cervical cap and vaults are
a) Disposable contraceptive devices
b) Non-medicated IUDs
c) Cu-releasing IUDs
d) Reusable contraceptives
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following contraceptives is one of the most widely accepted methods of contraception in India?
a) Withdrawal or coitus interruption
b) Sterilization
c) Medical termination of pregnancy
d) Intra uterine device
Answer: d

Question: The most important component of oral contraceptive pills is
a) Growth hormone
b) Progesterone
c) Thyroxine
d) Luteinizing hormone
Answer: b

Question: In which year was MTP legalised in India?
a) 1951
b) 1923
c) 1971
d) 1981
Answer: c

Question: STD/VD/UTI are
a) Devices used to delay pregnancy
b) Diseases transmitted through sexual intercourse
c) Infections caused by food contamination
d) Awareness programmes related to reproductive health
Answer: b

Question: The transfer of zygote or early embryo (up to 8 blastomeres) into the fallopian tube is called
a) IVF and ET
b) GIFT
c) IUT
d) ZIFT
Answer: d

Question: Artificial insemination means
a) Artificial introduction of sperms of a healthy donor into the vagina
b) Transfer of sperms of husband to a test tube containing ova
c) Introduction of sperms of a healthy donor directly into the ovary
d) Transfer of sperms of a healthy donor to a test tube containing ova
Answer: d

Question: Which one among the following was the first country in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal?
a) China
b) Japan
c) USA
d) India
Answer: d 

Statement Type Questions

Question: Identify the incorrect statement regarding ZIFT.
a) Zygote or embryo up to 8 blastomeres is collected and transferred into the fallopian tube
b) ZIFT is zygote intra-fallopian transfer
c) Through this process embryo is formed by injecting ovum into the sperm
d) It is one of the assisted reproductive technologies
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) According to 2001 census, population growth rate was about 1.7%
b) Marriageable age for male and female is respectively 18 and 21 years
c) An ideal contraceptive should be reversible
d) The problem of infertility in India lies most often in female partner
Answer: d

Question: Reproductive health in society can be improved by
(i) Introduction of sex education in schools.
(ii) Increased medical assistance.
(iii) Awareness about contraception and STDs.
(iv) Equal opportunities to male and female child.
(v) Ban on aminocentesis.
(vi) Encouraging myths and misconceptions.
a) (ii) and (v)
b) (i), (ii), (iv) and (vi)
c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
d) All of these
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following are the reasons for population explosion?
(i) Increased health facilities
(ii) Rapid increase in MMR
(iii) Rapid increase in IMR
(iv) Rapid decrease in MMR
(v) Decrease in number of people reaching reproducible age
a) (i) and (iv)
b) (iii) and (v)
c) (ii) and (iv)
d) (i) and (v)
Answer: a

Question: Choose the correct statements regarding contraception.
(i) Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) during first trimester is generally safe.
(ii) Generally chances of conception are nil until mother breast-feeds the infant upto two years.
(iii) Intrauterine devices like copper-T are effective contraceptives.
(iv) Contraception pills may be taken upto one week after coitus to prevent conception.
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) (iii) and (iv)
d) (i) and (iii)
Answer: d

Question: Select the correct statements regarding diaphragm as a contraceptive device.
a) (i), (ii) only
b) (i), (iv) only
c) (ii), (iii) only
d) (iii), (iv) only
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following statements is correct regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STD)?
a) The chances of a 5-year-old boy contracting STD are very little
b) Syphilis can spread by sharing milk
c) Haemophilia is an STD
d) Genital herpes and sickle-cell anaemia are both STDs
Answer: a

Question: Select the correct statements regarding MTP.
(i) Always surgical.
(ii) Used as a contraceptive method.
(iii) Generally suggested during first trimester.
a) (i) only
b) (i), (ii) only
c) (i), (iii) only
d) All of these
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Purpose of tubectomy is to prevent egg formation.
(ii) The most important component of the oral contraceptive pills is progesterone.
(iii) Contraceptive oral pills help in birth control by preventing ovulation.
(iv) Genital warts is a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes virus.
(v) In India, there is rapid decline in infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate.
a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
b) (ii), (iii) and (v)
c) (iii), (iv) and (v)
d) (iv), (v) and (vi)
Answer: b

Assertion / Reason Type Questions

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Question. Assertion : Amniocentesis is often misused.
Reason : Amniocentesis is meant for determining the genetic disorders in the foetus, but it is being used to determine the sex of the foetus, to kill the normal female foetus.
Answer: a

Question. Assertion : Cu-T and Cu-7 do not suppresses spermmotility.
Reason : Hormones released by them affect sperm motility.
Answer: c

Critical Thinking Type Questions

Question: Which of the following birth control measures can be considered as the safest?
a) The rhythm method
b) The use of physical barriers
c) Termination of unwanted pregnancy
d) Sterilization techniques
Answer: d

Question: Intensely lactating mothers do not generally conceive due to the
a) Suppression of gonadotropins
b) Hypersecretion of gonadotropins
c) Suppression of gametic transport
d) Suppression of fertilization
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following disease is completely curable if detected early and treated properly?
a) Syphilis
b) Hepatitis B
c) Genital herpes
d) HIV infection
Answer: a

Question: Identify the type of most popular contraceptive device whose features are given below:
(i) They do not interfere with the act of coitus
(ii) They are effective barriers for insemination
(iii) They help in reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
a) IUD
b) Condom
c) Injectable
d) Oral contraceptives
Answer: b

Question: On which days of the menstrual cycle is ovulation expected?
a) 1st – 10th
b) 18th – 25th
c) 10th – 30th
d) 10th – 17th
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following assisted reproductive technology has been used for the longest time period?
a) In vitro fertilization
b) Artificial insemination
c) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
d) Gamete intra-fallopian transfer
Answer: b

Question: The copper ions of IUDs
a) Increase phagocytosis of sperms
b) Make the uterus unsuitable for implantation
c) Suppress the motility and fertilizing capacity of sperms
d) Make cervix hostile to sperms
Answer: c

Question: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
a) Include social awareness programmes
b) Include research organisations producing contraceptives
c) Include special techniques to help infertile couples have children
d) Include both (b) and (c)
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following is correct regarding the consequences of overpopulation?
a) It increases poverty
b) It leads to shortage of food supply
c) It results in unemployment
d) All of the above
Answer: d

Question: It is a disease mainly affecting the mucous membrane of the urogenital tract; in males it causes burning during urination with yellow discharge, fever and headache. Identify the disease.
a) Phenylketonuria
b) Gonorrhoea
c) AIDS
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Given below are some sexually transmitted diseases. Identify those which specifically affect the sex organs.
(i) AIDS
(ii) Syphilis
(iii) Gonorrhoea
(iv) Genital warts
a) (i) only
b) (i), (ii) only
c) (ii), (iii), (iv) only
d) All of these
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following infections can also be transmitted by sharing injection needles, surgical instruments, transfusion of blood, or from infected mother to foetus?
a) Hepatitis B and HIV
b) Genital herpes and HIV
c) Syphilis and Hepatitis B
d) Chlamydiasis and Trichomoniasis
Answer: a