Reproductive health and its problems — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

What does reproductive health primarily refer to?

• A. Overall reproductive well-being
• B. Only the absence of reproductive disease
• C. Only the ability to produce children
• D. Only access to contraceptive methods

Question 2 · difficulty L1 · recall

Why is accurate sex education considered important for adolescents?

• A. It guarantees that no reproductive disorder can occur
• B. Scientifically correct reproductive knowledge
• C. It removes the need for medical care
• D. It is useful only after marriage

Question 3 · difficulty L2 · understanding

A public-health plan focuses only on treating reproductive diseases after they occur and excludes education, prevention and maternal-child services. Why is it incomplete?

• A. It omits prevention, education and supportive care
• B. Reproductive health is concerned only with population control
• C. Treatment has no role in reproductive health
• D. Maternal health is unrelated to reproduction

Question 4 · difficulty L3 · application

A community programme combines maternal care, child health services, contraception counselling and STI awareness. Which goal does this programme most directly support?

• A. Reducing all endocrine activity
• B. Increasing mutation rates
• C. Reproductive health
• D. Replacing all hospital-based care

Question 5 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A : Breast-feeding during initial period of infant growth is recommended by doctors for bringing a healthy baby. Reason R : Colostrum contains several antibodies absolutely essential to develop resistance for the new born baby. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is correct but R is not correct
• D. A is not correct but R is correct

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Which of the following statements are correct ? (A) Reproductive health refers to total well-being in all aspects of reproduction. (B) Amniocentesis is legally banned for sex determination in India. (C) "Saheli" – a new oral contraceptive for females was developed in collaboration with ICMR (New Delhi). (D) Amniocentesis is used to determine genetic disorders and survivability of foetus. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

• A. (B) and (C) only
• B. (D) and (C) only
• C. (A), (B) and (D) only
• D. (A) and (C) only

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme. Reason R : Ban on amniocentesis checks increasing menace of female foeticide. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• B. A is true but R is false.
• C. A is false but R is true.
• D. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Question 8 · difficulty L4 · analysis

Two regions have similar hospital capacity, but region X also has strong reproductive-health education and easy access to counselling. What advantage is most directly expected in X?

• A. Automatic prevention of all genetic disorders
• B. Complete elimination of infertility
• C. No need for prenatal care
• D. Better prevention and informed decisions