Reproductive Health & Population — NEET Biology practice

Question 1

Amniocentesis is a technique used to detect:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Down syndrome

Answer

Haemophilia

Answer

Sickle-cell anaemia

Question 2

If natality in a population is balanced by mortality, there will be:

Accepted Answer

Zero population growth

Answer

Increase in population growth

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Decrease in population growth

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Under-population

Question 3

According to the 2001 census, India's population growth rate was still around:

Accepted Answer

Less than 2 per cent

Answer

2.7 per cent

Answer

17 per cent

Answer

27/1000/year

Question 4

Which of these has an explosive impact on population growth?

Accepted Answer

Better living conditions

Answer

Decreased health facilities

Answer

Contraceptive devices

Answer

Both 1 and 3

Question 5

Match the year (Column I) with India's population (Column II). Column I: 1947; 2000; May 2011 Column II: 350 million; 1.2 billion; 1 billion

Accepted Answer

A→P, B→R, C→Q

Answer

A→R, B→P, C→Q

Answer

A→Q, B→R, C→P

Answer

A→Q, B→P, C→R

Question 6

The present increase in India's population is NOT due to a decline in:

Accepted Answer

Number of people reaching reproductive age

Answer

Infant mortality rate

Answer

Death rate

Answer

Maternal mortality rate

Question 7

The legal marriageable age is ___ years for females and ___ years for males respectively.

Accepted Answer

18, 21

Answer

16, 18

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18, 20

Answer

17, 22

Question 8

Match the columns. Column I: Slogan; Marriageable age of girls; Marriageable age of boys; Incentives Column II: 21 years; Hum do, hamare do; 18 years; Small families

Accepted Answer

A→Q, B→R, C→P, D→S

Answer

A→R, B→P, C→Q, D→S

Answer

A→P, B→R, C→Q, D→S

Answer

A→Q, B→P, C→R, D→S

Question 9

Misuse of amniocentesis has led to the misuse of:

Accepted Answer

MTP

Answer

STD

Answer

RTI

Answer

RCH

Question 10

Choose the correct statements. (1) According to WHO, reproductive health is total well-being in the physical, emotional, behavioural and social aspects of reproduction. (2) According to WHO, reproductive health is total well-being in only the physical, social and emotional aspects of reproduction. (3) A reproductively healthy society has people with physically and functionally normal reproductive organs. (4) A reproductively healthy society has abnormal sex-related emotional and behavioural interactions.

Accepted Answer

I and III

Answer

I, II and III

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II and IV

Answer

I only

Question 11

Reproductive health in society can be improved by: (1) Introduction of sex education in schools (2) Increased medical assistance (3) Awareness about contraception and STDs (4) Equal opportunities for male and female children (5) Ban on amniocentesis for sex determination (6) Encouraging myths and misconceptions

Accepted Answer

i, ii, iii, iv and v

Answer

i, ii, iv and vi

Answer

ii and iv

Answer

All of these

Question 12

Read the Assertion and Reason carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion: Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of the Reproductive and Child Health Care programme. Reason: A ban on amniocentesis checks the increasing menace of female foeticide.

Accepted Answer

Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

Answer

Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Answer

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.

Answer

Assertion is true, but Reason is false.

Question 13

Which factors indicate improved reproductive health of a society? (1) Better detection and cure of disease (2) Better post-natal care (3) Medically assisted deliveries (4) Increased MMR

Accepted Answer

I, II and III only

Answer

II, III and IV only

Answer

I, III and IV only

Answer

I, II and IV only

Question 14

Mark the INCORRECT statements. (1) A statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex determination legally checks the increasing menace of female foeticide. (2) MTPs have a significant role in decreasing population; it is a good and safe method of reducing population. (3) Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. (4) Amniocentesis is used to test for genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, haemophilia and sickle-cell anaemia, and to judge the survivability of the foetus.

Accepted Answer

II only

Answer

I & II

Answer

II & IV

Answer

I, II & IV

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