Reproductive Health – Daily Practice Problem (DPP)

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🎯 NEET 2026 Daily Practice Problem (DPP)

Class 12 | Unit 1: Reproduction | Topic: Reproductive Health

Q1. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, which include:

  1. Physical and emotional only
  2. Physical, emotional, behavioral, and social
  3. Physical and social only
  4. Emotional and behavioral only
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Correct Answer: (2) Physical, emotional, behavioral, and social
Explanation: WHO defines reproductive health as total well-being in physical, emotional, behavioral, and social aspects of reproduction.

Q2. Amniocentesis is strictly banned in India to prevent:

  1. Genetic disorders
  2. Female foeticide
  3. Down’s syndrome detection
  4. Jaundice in foetus
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Correct Answer: (2) Female foeticide
Explanation: While amniocentesis can detect genetic disorders, its statutory ban is primarily to check female foeticide resulting from sex determination.

Q3. ‘Saheli’ is a new oral contraceptive for females developed by scientists at:

  1. CDRI, Lucknow
  2. IARI, New Delhi
  3. ICMR, New Delhi
  4. IVRI, Izatnagar
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Correct Answer: (1) CDRI, Lucknow
Explanation: Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) developed Saheli, which is a non-steroidal preparation.

Q4. Lactational amenorrhea is effective as a contraceptive method up to a maximum period of:

  1. Two months
  2. Six months
  3. Nine months
  4. One year
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Correct Answer: (2) Six months
Explanation: This method relies on the absence of menstruation (and ovulation) during intense lactation following parturition and is effective for up to six months.

Q5. Which of the following is a hormone-releasing IUD?

  1. Lippes loop
  2. CuT
  3. LNG-20
  4. Multiload 375
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Correct Answer: (3) LNG-20
Explanation: LNG-20 and Progestasert are hormone-releasing IUDs. Lippes loop is non-medicated, while CuT and Multiload are copper-releasing.

Q6. Oral contraceptive pills primarily function by:

  1. Killing sperms
  2. Inhibiting ovulation and implantation
  3. Preventing sperm entry into cervix
  4. Preventing sperm motility
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Correct Answer: (2) Inhibiting ovulation and implantation
Explanation: Pills (progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations) inhibit ovulation and alter the quality of cervical mucus to retard sperm entry.

Q7. Tubectomy is a sterilization method for females where:

  1. Ovaries are removed surgically
  2. Small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up
  3. Uterus is removed surgically
  4. Cervix is blocked
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Correct Answer: (2) Small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up
Explanation: Tubectomy blocks gamete transport and prevents fertilization. In males, the corresponding procedure is Vasectomy.

Q8. Which of the following is NOT a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

  1. Trichomoniasis
  2. Syphilis
  3. Hepatitis-B
  4. Malaria
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Correct Answer: (4) Malaria
Explanation: Malaria is a vector-borne disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The others are STIs.

Q9. MTP (Medical Termination of Pregnancy) is considered relatively safe up to:

  1. 12 weeks (First trimester)
  2. 18 weeks
  3. 20 weeks
  4. 24 weeks (Second trimester)
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Correct Answer: (1) 12 weeks (First trimester)
Explanation: MTPs are safest during the first trimester. Second-trimester abortions are much riskier.

Q10. Which ART method involves the transfer of an embryo with more than 8 blastomeres into the uterus?

  1. ZIFT
  2. GIFT
  3. IUT
  4. IUI
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Correct Answer: (3) IUT (Intra Uterine Transfer)
Explanation: ZIFT involves transfer into the fallopian tube (up to 8 blastomeres). IUT involves transfer into the uterus (more than 8 blastomeres).

Q11. The technique GIFT stands for:

  1. Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer
  2. Gamete Internal Fertilization Transfer
  3. Germ Cell Internal Fallopian Transfer
  4. Gamete Inseminated Fallopian Transfer
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Correct Answer: (1) Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer
Explanation: GIFT involves the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce one.

Q12. Which of the following STIs is completely curable if detected early?

  1. HIV Infection
  2. Genital Herpes
  3. Hepatitis-B
  4. Gonorrhoea
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Correct Answer: (4) Gonorrhoea
Explanation: Except for HIV, Genital Herpes, and Hepatitis-B, other STIs like Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, and Chlamydiasis are curable if treated early.

Q13. In which ART technique is a single sperm directly injected into the ovum?

  1. IVF
  2. ZIFT
  3. ICSI
  4. GIFT
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Correct Answer: (3) ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
Explanation: ICSI is a specialized procedure where a sperm is directly injected into the cytoplasm of the ovum in the laboratory.

Q14. Copper ions released from copper-releasing IUDs perform which function?

  1. Prevent ovulation
  2. Suppress sperm motility and fertilizing capacity
  3. Make uterus unsuitable for implantation
  4. Make cervix hostile to sperms
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Correct Answer: (2) Suppress sperm motility and fertilizing capacity
Explanation: Cu ions increase phagocytosis of sperms and suppress their motility. Hormone-releasing IUDs generally make the uterus unsuitable for implantation.

Q15. Which of the following is a non-steroidal oral contraceptive?

  1. Mala-D
  2. Mala-N
  3. Saheli
  4. Progestasert
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Correct Answer: (3) Saheli
Explanation: Saheli is a non-steroidal, ‘once a week’ pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value.

Q16. The function of ‘Emergency Contraceptives’ is to avoid pregnancy if taken within:

  1. 72 hours of coitus
  2. 48 hours of coitus
  3. 24 hours of coitus
  4. One week of coitus
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Correct Answer: (1) 72 hours of coitus
Explanation: Progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations or IUDs are effective as emergency contraceptives if used within 72 hours of unprotected coitus.

Q17. Artificial Insemination (AI) is useful in cases where:

  1. The female cannot produce ova
  2. The male partner has a very low sperm count
  3. The female has blocked fallopian tubes
  4. The female uterus is unsuitable for implantation
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Correct Answer: (2) The male partner has a very low sperm count
Explanation: In AI or IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination), semen is artificially introduced into the vagina or uterus.

Q18. The Statutory ban on amniocentesis is primarily to check:

  1. Genetic diseases
  2. Increasing population
  3. Female foeticide
  4. Infertility
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Correct Answer: (3) Female foeticide
Explanation: The test was being misused for sex determination, leading to female foeticides, hence the government imposed a statutory ban.

Q19. Hepatitis B is transmitted through:

  1. Sexual contact
  2. Infected blood transfusion
  3. From mother to foetus
  4. All of the above
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Correct Answer: (4) All of the above
Explanation: Hepatitis B and HIV can be transmitted via sexual contact, sharing needles/surgical instruments, blood transfusion, and from mother to foetus.

Q20. ‘Family Planning’ programmes were initiated in India in:

  1. 1951
  2. 1961
  3. 1971
  4. 1981
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Correct Answer: (1) 1951
Explanation: India was one of the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level in 1951.

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