Reproductive Health: Class 12 Important Questions with Answers

Practice set: test yourself

Try every question before looking at the answers below. 64 or more out of 80 means you are ready for the board.

C. Very short answer (1 mark each)

1. Expand RCH.
2. Name a hormone-releasing IUD.
3. Name two copper-releasing IUDs.
4. Expand MMR and IMR.
5. Name one STI caused by a protozoan.
6. Which group is most affected by STIs?
7. Expand ZIFT.
8. Expand PID.
9. What is the "test-tube baby" programme?
10. Name an ART for a male who cannot inseminate.

D. Short answer I (2 marks each)

1. Give two features of an ideal contraceptive.
2. How do oral pills prevent pregnancy?
3. Why is MTP restricted by law in India?
4. Give two early symptoms of STIs.
5. Distinguish between ZIFT and IUT.
6. How do copper IUDs act?
7. Why are surgical methods called terminal methods?
8. Why is legal adoption a good option for childless couples?

Rough work

E. Short answer II (3 marks each)

1. Describe three natural methods of contraception and one limitation.
2. List three complications of untreated STIs.
3. Describe three measures of the RCH programmes.
4. Explain IVF and embryo transfer.
5. Compare vasectomy and tubectomy.
6. Why is the amniocentesis ban necessary?

F. Long answer (5 marks each)

1. Describe the various contraceptive methods, with one example and mode of action each.
2. What is infertility? Describe five assisted reproductive technologies.

G. HOTS (higher-order thinking)

1. Why are condoms preferred over IUDs for people with many partners?
2. Why is MTP after 24 weeks dangerous?
3. Why do many couples still not use ART despite its availability?
4. How does a falling IMR increase population growth?

20 MCQs

1. Reproductive health means
   (a) only physical health (b) only freedom from STIs (c) total well-being in all aspects of reproduction (d) only small family
2. The fertile period avoided in periodic abstinence
   (a) days 10–17 (b) days 1–5 (c) days 20–28 (d) days 5–8
3. Which is a barrier method?
   (a) CuT (b) vasectomy (c) Saheli (d) diaphragm
4. Multiload 375 is
   (a) a hormonal pill (b) a copper-releasing IUD (c) a condom (d) an implant
5. Saheli is
   (a) a daily steroid pill (b) a weekly non-steroidal pill (c) an IUD (d) an injection
6. Oral pills are taken for
   (a) 7 days (b) 14 days (c) 28 days (d) 21 days
7. Emergency contraception works within
   (a) 72 h (b) 24 h (c) 1 week (d) 1 month
8. In tubectomy the part cut is
   (a) ovary (b) uterus (c) fallopian tube (d) cervix
9. MTP Act was passed in
   (a) 1951 (b) 2001 (c) 1991 (d) 1971
10. Which STI is not completely curable?
    (a) gonorrhoea (b) genital herpes (c) syphilis (d) trichomoniasis
11. Which group shows the highest STI incidence?
    (a) 5–10 (b) 40–50 (c) 15–24 (d) 60+
12. PID is a complication of
    (a) untreated STIs (b) MTP (c) IUDs only (d) pills
13. Embryo with more than 8 blastomeres is transferred by
    (a) ZIFT (b) IUT (c) GIFT (d) AI
14. In GIFT the gamete transferred is
    (a) sperm into uterus (b) zygote into uterus (c) ovum into fallopian tube (d) embryo into tube
15. ICSI is
    (a) insemination into uterus (b) ovum transfer (c) embryo transfer (d) sperm injected into ovum
16. Amniocentesis is banned for
    (a) sex determination (b) disease detection (c) blood grouping (d) foetal growth
17. Hormone-releasing IUD
    (a) LNG-20 (b) Lippes loop (c) Cu7 (d) CuT
18. Vasectomy blocks
    (a) sperm formation (b) urine flow (c) testosterone (d) sperm transport
19. The legal marriageable age for boys
    (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 16
20. Lactational amenorrhoea works because
    (a) sperms are killed (b) implantation is blocked (c) ovulation does not occur (d) the uterus is inactive

1 (c) · 2 (a) · 3 (d) · 4 (b) · 5 (b) · 6 (d) · 7 (a) · 8 (c) · 9 (d) · 10 (b) · 11 (c) · 12 (a) · 13 (b) · 14 (c) · 15 (d) · 16 (a) · 17 (a) · 18 (d) · 19 (b) · 20 (c)

Assertion–Reason (6)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Condoms protect against STIs. R: They prevent contact of semen and body fluids with the partner.
2. A: Copper IUDs are effective contraceptives. R: Cu ions suppress sperm motility and fertilising capacity.
3. A: Surgical methods prevent gamete formation. R: They are terminal methods.
4. A: Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned. R: It was misused for female foeticide.
5. A: GIFT is a type of IVF. R: In GIFT the ovum is transferred into the fallopian tube.
6. A: All STIs are curable. R: Early detection helps in treatment.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (a) · 3 (d) · 4 (a) · 5 (d) · 6 (d)

Answers to the practice set