50 powerful questions, answer on new safe motherhood programme

      

     The question, and answer on the safe motherhood program

1.  Which of the following alert sign should report instantly by the mother?

a. Swelling of feet

b. Vaginal discharge or bleeding

c. Blurred vision

d.Above  all

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2.  In pregnancy, the following are complications of anemia except one is: 

a.Erythroblastosis fetalis

b. Postpartum hemorrhage

c. puerperal sepsis

d. premature  birth

3. Congenital syphilitic infection is related with:

a. Intellectual disability          

b. Stillbirth              

c. Perinatal death            

d. above a, b and c

4. Infection of a fetus is most likely to occur when primary or secondary syphilis occurs: 

a. After 8 months of pregnancy

b. After  6 months of pregnancy

c. Before  4 months of pregnancy

d. Before  2 months of  pregnancy

5. Major defects associated with congenital   rubella are all  except: 

a. Microcephaly                  

b. Deafness

c. Congenital heart disease

d. Cataract

6. RH isoimmunization  is more likely during:

a. Post maturity               

b. Cesarean section

c. External cephalic version

d.  above  all

7. RH isoimmunization   causing   hemolytic disease occurs if: 

a. Both mother and child are RH negative

b. A mother with a positive RH and a child with a negative RH

c. RH-negative mother and RH-positive child

d. Mother and child both have positive RH levels

8.  Ante  D  immunoglobin  is  given  in an RH-negative mother to  prevent    RH  sensitization  in: 

a. After abortion           

b. At  28  wks of gestation

c. Within  72  hrs of delivery of   RH  positive baby

d. All of above

9.  HIV infects children through:

a. During delivery                

b. Breastfeeding

c. Transplacental infection          

d.  above  all                            

10.  Neonatal period refer to:

a. 4  weeks  of  life                            

b. 1 week of  life

c. 6  months  of  life                         

d. 5  months  of  life 

11. Antenatal care includes:

a. Spacing of births

b. Ensuring adequate maternal nutrition

c. Genetic counseling for prospective parents

d. above  all

12. TORCH    organism includes all except:

a. Chickenpox                       

b. Rubella

c. Toxoplasma                       

d. Herpesvirus 1 and 2

T--Toxoplasma gondii

O-Other agents

        *Syphilis

        *Varicella-zoster

        *Parvovirus B19

R-Rubella

C- Cytomegalovirus [CMV]

H- Herpes infections

13. The following are APGAR scores except: 

a. Muscle tone                 

b. Respond to stimulai

c. Time after birth for the first cry

d. Heart rate and respiration

14. Cord stump dries and falls after:

a. 2-5 days          b. 0-3  days

c. 10-15 days          d. 5-8  days

 

15. Ophthalmia neonatrum due to the commonest  organism  are:

a. Chlamydia                              

b. Adenovirus

c. N. gonorrhea                       

d. Staphylococcus aureus

16. Ophthalmia neonatrum   is caused by all except:

a.Adenovirus                        

b. Chlamydia

c. Staphylococcus                  

d. Gonococcus

17. Breastfeeding should be started   ….  Of birth:

a. 2 hrs                  b. 24 hrs

c. within in  1  hrs.     d. 72 hrs                                                                                                                                   

18. All are true about colostrum except:

a. Rich in fats                

b. Secreted for 3-6 days

c. Rich in anti-infective factors

d. Rich in proteins and Minerals

19. Phenylketonuria results from the deficiency of:

a. Tyrosinase            

b. Homogenitisic acid oxidase

c. Hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid hydroxylase

d. Phenylalanine  hydroxylase

20. Coombs’ test is done   for the  diagnosis  of :

a. Sickle cell anemia               

c. Alkaptonuria

b. RH  isoimmunization          

d. Neonatal hypothyroidism

21. Preterm baby is born before:

a. 37 wks             b. 40 wks

c. 32 wks              d. 38 wks

22. Preterm baby results from all except:

a.Severe anemia           

 b. Acute infections

c. Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

d. multiple  births

23. Low birth weight baby is one whose weight is  below:

a. 2.5 kg             b. 2 kg                 

c. 1.5 kg             d. 2.8 kg

24. The following is not correct about ‘small for 

date’ babies:

a. High risk of neonatal death

b. Catch-up growth is fast

c. More prone to infection and PEM                                                   

d. Weight <10% for gestational age

25. Low birth weight child is due to all except:

a. Maternal malnutrition

b. Infections

c. Previous caesarian section

d. Unregulated   fertility

26. Small for date babies are prevented by:

a. Immunization                   

b. nutritional supplement

c. Antenatal care                 

d. Spacing of baby

27. The energy value of human milk per 100 ml is:

a. 80 kcal          b. 60 kcal               

c. 70 kcal           d. 100 kcal

28. All are true about breast milk except:

a. Good source of iron

b. Easily utilized and digested even by premature baby

c. Prevents  neonatal hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia

d. Sucking helps in the development of jaws and teeth

29. The following are anti-microbial factors present in breast milk is:

a.  Lysozyme                         

b. Macrophages

c. Secretory  IgA                 

d. above  all

30. Breastfed  babies  as  compared  to  artificially  fed  babies have all  of  the  following   benefits     except: 

a. Lower incidence of diarrhea episode

b. Lower incidence of hypocalcemia

c. Lower incidence of future obesity

d. Lower incidence of respiratory infection

31. Which of the following protein is more in the milk of a cow than breast milk?                                       

a. Beta-lactoglobulin                

b. Lactalbumin

c. Lactoferrin                                  

d. above  all

32. Human  milk  is  rich  in  which  of  the  following  amino  acid:

a. Lysine and arginine                      

b. Lysine and phenylalanine

c. Cystine  and  taurine                     

d. Methonine and taurine

33. The following is not correct about human milk as compared to cow’s milk.                           

a. contains less sodium            

b. contains  more  lactose

c. has  a higher  calcium/phosphorus  ratio

d. Contains low content of polyunsaturated fatty acids

34. Iron contained   in human milk has better bioavailability because of:                                        

a. Action of lactoferrin                       

b. the acidity of the digestive  tract

c. appropriate  proportion  of  zinc  and  copper

d.above  all 

35. Weaning is started after 6 months because:

a. prevents deformity of the jaw

b. it increases tooth eruption

c. only  mother’s milk is not sufficient

d. To prevent infection

36. For evaluating physical growth, the best measurements are:                             

a. Head circumference               

b. chest circumference

c. weight  for  age                          

d. height  for  age

37. Developmental  milestone  refers to:

a. motor development

b. sociopersonel development

c. adaptive development

d. above  all

38.  A child can transfer   objects hand to hand by:

a. 9-11  months                        

b. 4-5 months

c. 6-8 months                           

d.12-14 months 

39.  ‘’ road to health card’’ has been devised by:

a. AM    Rudolf                          

b. David  Morley

c. Shanti  Ghosh                        

d. Thomas Nelson

40. Road to health charts   indicates the child is:

a. mentally stable                     

b. completely immunized

c. growing normally                

d. free from  disease

41. Milestone

a. holds head erect---------3  months

b. sits without support--------6-8  months

c. stands with support---------10-11 months

d. dry by  day---------------------24  months

e. joining  words  together------18-21  months

42. Most perceptive measure of growth is:

a. Head circumference

b. weight

c. Height                                     

d. developmental milestone 

43. Road  to  health  care  refers  to  information  of  a  child  in  relation to:                             

a. Immunization status of the child

b. weight gain of the child 

c. introduction of supplementary food

d. above  all

44. Cause(most common) of preventable childhood blindness is:

d. vitamin  A  deficiency

c. birth  asphyxia                      

b. Galactosemia

a. cretinism                                

45. The following deaths are categorized as maternal mortality except:

a. During labor                  

b. During Abortion

c. during  3^{rd month} of  lactation

d. during the first forty-five days of delivery

46. Which of the following is the most common cause of maternal death:

a. Bleeding               

b. malnutrition

c. infection              

d. toxemia of  pregnancy 

47. Perinatal mortality includes stillbirths and early neonatal deaths.                                                                             

48. Perinatal period includes 27 wks of pregnancy and lasts 7 days after birth.

49. Perinatal death includes all except:

a. Late fetal deaths                        

b. early neonatal deaths

c. death during labor 

d. deaths  up  to  4  wks 

50. Foetal  deaths  within  7  days  of  birth  refers  to:

a. CDR               b. IMR            

C. net reproduction rate

d. perinatal  mortality  rate

51. Commonest cause of perinatal mortality is low birth weight.

52. Most common cause of neonatal mortality is low birth weight.                                                                                                                

53. Infant mortality    is mainly due to:

a. Birth asphyxia                        

b. Hemolytic disease of the newborn

c. congenital anomalies           

d. combined  infection  and malnutrition

54. Most of the deaths among infants occur during the Neonatal Period.                                         

55. Congenital infections associated with mental retardation are  all  except:                                             

a. Rubella           b. syphilis

c. cytomegalic virus     d. HIV                                                                                                                              

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