Q. No.Indian population crossed 1 billion in:
1. January 1999 2. May 2000 3. July 2001 4. Will do so in June 2020
Which of the following is not a factor that has led to a population explosion in India?
| 1. | Decline in death rate |
| 2. | Decline in maternal mortality rate |
| 3. | Decline in Infant mortality rate |
| 4. | Decline in the number of people in reproducible age |
The most important measure to check the population explosion in India is:
| 1. | Enforce one child norm by law with strict penalties for non-compliance |
| 2. | Progressively increasing the statutory marriage age in males to 25 years |
| 3. | Motivate smaller families by using contraceptive methods |
| 4. | Allowing pre-natal sex determination to encourage selective feticide |
The statutory marriageable age in India for males and females respectively are:
| 1. | 21, 18 | 2. | 18, 21 |
| 3. | 18, 18 | 4. | 21, 21 |
An ideal contraceptive should not:
1. Be user friendly
2. Be effective and reversible
3. Have least side effects
4. Interfere with sexual drive
Natural methods for contraception work on the principle of:
1. Preventing fertilization
2. Preventing implantation
3. Preventing ovulation
4. Preventing embryo development
The days of the menstrual cycle during which coitus is avoided in periodic abstinence are:
| 1. | First 10 days | 2. | Days 10 to 17 |
| 3. | Day 13 and 14 | 4. | Last 7 days |
Amenorrhea is:
1. Abnormal menstruation
2. Excess menstruation
3. Absence of menstruation
4. Scanty menstruation
Lactational amenorrhea method of contraception is based on the fact that:
| 1. | Ovulation and menstrual flow does not occur post conception during intense lactation |
| 2. | The cervix mucus becomes hostile to sperms after parturition during intense lactation |
| 3. | Ovulation and menstrual flow does not occur post partum during intense lactation |
| 4. | The endometrium is reabsorbed rather than sloughed off during intense lactation |
Lactational amenorrhea is effective up to a maximum period of:
1. 3 months
2. 6 months
3. 9 months
4. 12 months
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