| Assertion (A): | Spermicidal creams, jellies and foams are usually used along with the barrier contraceptives. |
| Reason (R): | Barrier contraceptives do not have a very high efficiency when compared to IUDs or OCPs. |
| 1. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| Assertion (A): | Oral Pills have to be taken daily for a period of 21 days starting preferably within the first five days of menstrual cycle. |
| Reason (R): | After a gap of 7 days (during which menstruation occurs) it has to be repeated in the same pattern till the female desires to prevent conception. |
| 1. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| Assertion (A): | India has made prenatal sex determination illegal. |
| Reason (R): | Amniocentesis can be misused for pre-natal sex determination. |
| 1. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Genital herpes, Chlamydiasis, Genital warts, Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis-B, HIV |
| I: | a pregnancy may be terminated on certain considered grounds within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. |
| II: | if the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but fewer than 20 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must be of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the required ground for termination of pregnancy exist. |
| Assertion (A): | The use of natural methods for contraception involves almost nil side effects. |
| Reason (R): | Natural methods work on the principle of avoiding chances of ovum and sperms meeting. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, (R) is True |
| Assertion (A): | Multiload-375 is an IUD which helps in contraception. |
| Reason (R): | It releases synthetic hormone which suppresses sperm motility and its fertilising capacity. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| I: | Intra Cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is another specialized procedure of in-vivo fertilization. |
| II: | Infertility cases due to the inability of the male partner to inseminate the female can be corrected by artificial insemination (AI) |
According to the 2017 Amendment to the MTP Act in India, the maximum gestation age up to which MTP is allowed is:
| 1. | 12 weeks | 2. | 20 weeks |
| 3. | 24 weeks | 4. | 28 weeks |
| Statement X: | An ideal contraceptive should be user-friendly, easily available, effective and irreversible with no or least side-effects |
| Statement Y: | 'Nirodh' is a popular brand of condom for females |