MCQ Questions for Class 12 Biology: Ch 4 Reproductive Health
1. What is the correct surgical method for preventing pregnancy in which the vas deferens is cut?
(a) Ovariectomy
(b) Hysterectomy
(c) Vasectomy
(d) Castration
► (c) Vasectomy
2. It is a disease which affects the mucus membrane of urogenital tract in male and yellow discharge in urine with feeling of illness.
(a) Warts
(b) Syphilis
(c) Gonorrhea
(d) AIDS
► (c) Gonorrhea
3. Saheli is______.
(a) A surgical sterilization
(b) An oral contraceptive for females
(c) A diaphragm for females
(d) A diaphragm for male
► (b) An oral contraceptive for females
4. Introduction of sex education in schools should be encouraged to___________________.
(a) Having misconceptions about sex-related aspects
(b) To avoid interaction between boys and girls
(c) To provide right information to the young
(d) To discourage attraction towards opposite sex
► (c) To provide right information to the young
5. Histamine is secreted by:
(a) Mast cell
(b) Nerve cells
(c) Kidney
(d) Liver cells
► (a) Mast cell
6. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) is considered safe up to how many weeks of pregnancy?
(a) Six weeks
(b) Eight weeks
(c) Twelve weeks
(d) Eighteen weeks
► (c) Twelve weeks
7. Induced abortion is also called
(a) MTP
(b) PID
(c) SID
(d) IUD
► (a) MTP
8. Which of the following contraceptive method is useful to control STD’s as well as unwanted pregnancy?
(a) Tubectomy
(b) Condom
(c) Copper-T
(d) Oral Pills
► (b) Condom
9. The human population follows
(a) S-shaped growth curve
(b) J-shaped growth curve
(c) Z-shaped growth curve
(d) All of the above
► (b) J-shaped growth curve
10. The stage transferred into the uterus after induced fertilization of ova in the laboratory is
(a) Zygote
(b) Embryo at 4 blastomere stage
(c) Embryo at 2 blastomere stage
(d) Morula
► (d) Morula
11. Contraceptive oral pills help in birth control by:
(a) By preventing ovulation
(b) Killing the sperm
(c) Killing the ova
(d) Forming barrier between sperm and ova
► (a) By preventing ovulation
12. Sequence of hormones during menstrual cycle is
(a) Oestrogen, progesterone and FSH
(b) Progesterone, oestrogen and FSH
(c) FSH, oestrogen and progesterone
(d) FSH, progesterone andoestrogen
► (c) FSH, oestrogen and progesterone
13. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome is__________.
(a) An autoimmune disease
(b) Reduction in number of Killer-T cells
(c) Reduction in number of Helper-T cells
(d) Result of inability of the body to produce interferon
► (c) Reduction in number of Helper-T cells
14. The technique involving the transfer of ovum of a donor female into the fallopian tube of a recipient female is called
(a) GIFT
(b) IVF-ET
(c) IUT
(d) ZIFT
► (a) GIFT
15. Artificial insemination mean:
(a) Transfer of sperms of husband to a test tube containing ova
(b) Artificial introduction of sperms of a healthy donor into the vagina
(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
► (b) Artificial introduction of sperms of a healthy donor into the vagina
16. Cu ions released from copper - releasing Intra Uterine Devices (IUDs):
(a) make uterus unsuitable for implantation
(b) increase phagocytosis of sperms
(c) suppress sperm motility
(d) prevent ovulation
► (c) suppress sperm motility
17. Action plans and programmes to attain total reproductive health called family planning were initiated in India in?
(a) 1987
(b) 1951
(c) 1972
(d) 1981
► (b) 1951
18. The period between entry of pathogen into the body and appearance of first symptom is called?
(a) Proliferative period
(b) Growth period
(c) Incubation period
(d) Generative period
► (c) Incubation period
19. The average number of children which an average couple has or would have during their life time is called as?
(a) Common fertility rate
(b) National birth rate
(c) Total fertility rate
(d) Total birth rate
► (c) Total fertility rate
20. The maximum growth rate occur in_____.
(a) Lag phase
(b) Exponential phase
(c) Senescent phase
(d) Stationary phase
► (b) Exponential phase
21. Lactational amenorrhea is a kind of periodic abstinence in which chances of fertilization is prevented upto a maximum period after parturition is
(a) two months
(b) one year
(c) one month
(d) six months
► (d) six months
22. Which of the following is a technique of direct introduction of gametes into the oviduct?
(a) ET
(b) GIFT
(c) POST
(d) MTS
► (b) GIFT
23. RCH stands for:
(a) Reproductive and child health care
(b) Rehabilitation and care of health
(c) Recovery and care of health
(d) Reproduction care house
► (a) Reproductive and child health care
24. One of the legal methods of birth control is
(a) by abstaining from coitus from day 10-17 of the menstrual cycle.
(b) By premature ejaculation during coitus
(c) By having coitus at the time of daybreak
(d) Abortion by taking an appropriate medicine
► (a) by abstaining from coitus from day 10-17 of the menstrual cycle.
25. Which of the following is a STD?
(a) Cancer
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Trichomoniasis
(d) Malaria
► (c) Trichomoniasis
26. Amniocentesis is a method to_________.
(a) Detect genetic disorder
(b) Medical termination of pregnancy
(c) Fertilize the egg
(d) None of the above
► (a) Detect genetic disorder
27. Which one is not a sexually transmitted disease?
(a) Syphilis
(b) AIDS
(c) Encephalitis
(d) Genital herpes
► (c) Encephalitis
28. Name the spermicidal cream developed by Central Drug Research Institute (Lucknow), India.
(a) Spermacid
(b) Consap
(c) Sapindus
(d) Corovira
► (b) Consap
29. Which one of the following groups includes sexually transmitted diseases?
(a) Gonorrhoea, Hepatitis B, Chlamydiasis
(b) AIDS, Syphilis, Cholera
(c) HIV, Malaria, Trichomoniasis
(d) Hepatitis B, Haemophilia, AIDS
► (a) Gonorrhoea, Hepatitis B, Chlamydiasis
30. In ET technique embryo is transferred into_______.
(a) Always fallopian tube
(b) Always uterus
(c) Fallopian tube or uterus
(d) Ovary
► (c) Fallopian tube or uterus