Question Bank No: 1

1. Which of the following statements is wrong regarding Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)?

 a)In India it is legal upto 20th week of pregnancy
 b)MTPs can't be done without surgery
 c)MTPs are considered to be relatively safe during the first trimester
 d)It needs the assistance of qualified medical practitioners

2. Cu ions released from copper-releasing Intra Uterine Devices (IUDs)

 a)prevent ovulation
 b)make uterus unsuitable for implantation
 c)Increase phagocytosis sperms
 d)Suppress sperm motility

3. In vitro fertilisation is a technique that involves transfer of which one of the following into the fallopian tube?

 a)Zygote only
 b)Embryo only, upto 8 cell stage
 c)Either zygote or early embryo upto 8 cell stage
 d)Embryo of 32 cell stage

4. Short lived immunity acquired from mother to foetus across placenta or through mothers milk to the infant is categorized as:

 a)Cellular immunity
 b)Passive immunity
 c)Active immunity
 d)Innate non-specific immunity

5. Which one of the following statements is false in respect of viability of mammalian sperm?

 a)viability of sperm is determined by its motility
 b)sperms must be concentrated in a thick suspension
 c)sperm is viable for only upto 24 hours
 d)survival of sperm depends on the pH of the medium and is more active in alkaline medium

6. The testes in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch called scrotum. The purpose served is for

 a)providing a secondary sexual feature for exhibiting the male sex
 b)maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature
 c)escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs
 d)providing more space for the growth of epididymis

7. Which one of the followings is incorrectly matched regarding female reproductive organs?

 a)Ovaries-eggs and sex hormones are produced
 b)Oviducts-serves as the site of fertilization
 c)Uterus-serves as the birth canal
 d)Cervix-contains opening to embryo/fetus

8. Which one of the following secretes the gonadotropic hormones?

 a)Adrenal
 b)Anterior pituitary
 c)Posterior pitutary
 d)Thyroid

9. Which one of the following regarding 'Estrogen' is correct

 a)Causes the endometrium to rebuild
 b)Has no effect on the Wolffian duct
 c)Maintains the secondary sexual characteristics in female
 d)all of these

10. Acrosome is derived from

 a)Nucleus
 b)Golgi apparatus
 c)Mitochondria
 d)Cytoplasm

11. Accessory genital gland found only in males is

 a)Cowper's gland
 b)Bartholin's gland
 c)Perineal gland
 d)Prostate gland

12. A protective layer around testes is

 a)Tunica adventitia
 b)Tunica vasculosa
 c)Tunica media
 d)Tunica albuginea

13. 32-celled stage of human embryo is

 a)Smaller than fertilized egg
 b)same size as fertilized egg
 c)Two times the size of fertilized egg
 d)Four times the size of fertilized egg

14. When released from ovary, human egg contains

 a)One Y chromosome
 b)Two X chromosome
 c)One X chromosome
 d)XY chromosome

15. Fertilizin is a chemical substance produced from

 a)Mature eggs
 b)Acrosome
 c)Polar bodies
 d)Middle piece of sperm

16. Correct sequence of hormone secretion from beginning of menstruation is

 a)FSH, progesterone, estrogen
 b)Estrogen, FSH,progesterone
 c)FSH,estrogen, progesterone
 d)Estrogen, progesterone, FSH

17. Corpus luteum produces

 a)Estrogen
 b)Testosterone
 c)Progesterone
 d)None of the above

18. Corpus luteum developes under the influence of

 a)Progesterone
 b)Estrogen
 c)FSH
 d)LH

19. Corpus leteum develops from

 a)Oocyte
 b)Nephrostome
 c)Graafian follicle
 d)none of the above

20. Corona radia is made up of

 a)zona pellucid around the oocyte
 b)vitelline membrane
 c)follicular cells around the oocyte
 d)stratum functionalis

21. Connective tissue around seminiferous tubules possess endocrine cells called

 a)Leydig cells
 b)Sertoli cells
 c)Primary germ cells
 d)Both (a) and (b)

22. Cells of corona radiata remain grouped together by

 a)Pectins
 b)Lipids
 c)Hyaluronidase
 d)Hyaluronic acid

23. Cavity of graafian follicle is

 a)Amniotic cavity
 b)Antrum
 c)Liquor folliculi
 d)Discus proligerous