Saheli, is an oral contraceptive pill that has very high contraceptive value with little side effects. It is because

1. it is taken once in a week

2. it contains synthetic progesterone

3. it contains centchroman

4. it decreases risk of cancer

Select the statement(s) that relate to reproductive health:

(1) Healthy reproductive organs with normal functions

(2) Emotional aspects of reproduction

(3) Social aspects of reproduction

(4) All of the above

Choose the correct statements:

I. According to the WHO, reproductive health is total well-being in the physical, social, emotional, behavioural aspects of reproduction

II. According to the WHO, reproductive health is total well being only in the social and emotional aspects of reproduction.

III. A reproductively healthy society has people with physically and functionally normal reproductive organs

IV. Reproductively healthy societies have abnormal sex-related emotional and behavioural interactions

1. I, II, III

2. II, IV

3. I, III

4. I

When were family planning programmes initiated in India?

(1) 1948

(2) 1962

(3) 1959

(4) 1951

What is the full form of RCH?

(1) Reproductive and Child Health Care

(2) Reproduction, Contraception and Health

(3) Reproduction and Child Health

(4) None of these

What is amniocentesis?

I. A pre-natal, foetal determination test.

II. A post-natal foetal determination test

III. It is based on the chromosomal pattern of the amniotic fluid.

IV. It is based on the chromosomal pattern of the chorionic fluid.

V. It is based on the chromosomal pattern of the amniotic fluid and the seminal fluid

(1) II, III

(2) I, V

(3) I, III

(4) I, V

Where was "Saheli" developed?

(1) Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi

(2) Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

(3) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

(4) None of the above

What is the approximate Indian population according to the recent census (May 2000)?

1. About 1 billion

2. About 1 million

3. About 10 billion

4. About 15 million

What was the growth rate according to the 2001 census report?

(1) 1.7%

(2) 3.6%

(3) 5.2%

(4) 0.5%

What is the marriageable age for the females and males in India?

1. 18, 18

2. 18, 25

3. 21, 18

4. 18, 21