Online Test — Reproductive Health
16 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 16
Reproductive health refers to well-being that is:
Only physical
Physical, mental and social
Only financial
Only the absence of disease
Explanation: It is complete physical, mental and social well-being in reproduction.
Question 2 of 16
India's family-planning programme is now run under the:
RCH (Reproductive and Child Health) programmes
Green Revolution
Mid-day Meal scheme
Digital India
Explanation: It is now part of the wider RCH programmes.
Question 3 of 16
Rapid population growth mainly strains:
Food, water, jobs and the environment
Only the sky
Nothing
Only music
Explanation: A fast-growing population strains resources and the environment.
Question 4 of 16
Which is a way to slow population growth?
Lowering the marriage age
Raising the marriageable age and smaller families
Banning all medicine
Stopping education
Explanation: Higher marriage age and smaller families help slow growth.
Question 5 of 16
The rhythm method is an example of a/an ____ contraceptive method.
Surgical
Natural
Hormonal
Barrier
Explanation: The rhythm method is a natural method.
Question 6 of 16
A barrier contraceptive that also prevents many STIs is the:
Pill
Condom
IUD
Rhythm method
Explanation: Condoms act as a barrier and reduce STI spread.
Question 7 of 16
The oral contraceptive pill works mainly by:
Preventing ovulation
Killing all bacteria
Adding sperm
Removing the uterus
Explanation: Hormones in the pill prevent ovulation.
Question 8 of 16
Permanent sterilisation in females is called:
Vasectomy
Tubectomy
MTP
IVF
Explanation: Tubectomy ties/cuts the fallopian tubes in females.
Question 9 of 16
Permanent sterilisation in males is called:
Tubectomy
Vasectomy
Lactation
Ovulation
Explanation: Vasectomy ties/cuts the vas deferens in males.
Question 10 of 16
Deliberate ending of a pregnancy for medical reasons is:
MTP
IVF
Ovulation
Implantation
Explanation: MTP is the medical termination of pregnancy.
Question 11 of 16
Determining the sex of an unborn child is:
Encouraged
Banned by law to prevent female foeticide
Required
Free for all
Explanation: The law bans foetal sex determination to prevent female foeticide.
Question 12 of 16
Which of these is an STI?
Syphilis
Malaria
Scurvy
Diabetes
Explanation: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection.
Question 13 of 16
HIV/AIDS can spread through all the following EXCEPT:
Sexual contact
Infected blood/shared needles
Sharing a casual handshake
Infected mother to baby
Explanation: HIV is not spread by casual contact like handshakes.
Question 14 of 16
Inability of a couple to have children despite trying is called:
Infertility
Lactation
Ovulation
Menarche
Explanation: Infertility is the inability to conceive.
Question 15 of 16
The 'test-tube baby' technique is:
IVF
MTP
Vasectomy
Tubectomy
Explanation: IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) is the test-tube baby method.
Question 16 of 16
In which ART technique is a single sperm injected directly into the egg?
IVF
ICSI
GIFT
ZIFT
Explanation: ICSI (Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) injects one sperm directly into the egg.