c.

Liver
9. Transverse lie is more common in:
a. Grand multiparity
1. The cervix is fully dilated when it has
b. Nulliparas
opened about
c. Postmature gestation
a. 8 cm
10. Fetal macrosomia is defined as an infant
b. 12 cm
weighing:
c. 10 cm
a. 300gm
2. If the most dependent portion of the
b. 3500 gm
head is at the level of the ischial spines,
c. 4500 gm
the station is said to be
11. Fetal macrosomia is associated with:
a. -1
a. A large father
b. 0
b. Maternal diabetes
c. +1
c. Primiparity
3. Fetal distress is suspected if the fatal
12. The organism most commonly
heart rate/min. is
associated with puerperal mastitis is:
a. 100
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. 130
b. E-hemolytic streptococcus
c. 160
c. Escherichia coli
4. The most common position for vaginal
13. Which advice should not be made to
delivery is:
pregnant women?
a. Dorsal lithotomy
a. Gain at least 20 lbs
b. Squatting
b. Do not add salt to food
c. Sims lateral position
c. Take tablets of simple iron salt
5. The obstetric maneuver by which
providing 30-60 mg daily
delivery of the head is facilitated is
14. Smoking in pregnancy is associated with
known as:
a?
a. Crede’s maneuver
a. Maternal hypertension
b. Ritgen’s maneuver
b. Fetal macrosomia
c. Leopold’s maneuver
c. Low birth weight
6. A first degree lacerations of the
15. Which articles of clothing should be
perineum involves:
avoided in pregnancy?
a. Anal sphincter
a. Pantyhose
b. The fascia and muscles of the
b. Jeans
perineal body
c. Constricting garter
c. Vaginal mucous membrane and
16. Fetal goiter result from:
perineal skin
a. Iodine deficiency in the mother
7. The most common breech presentation
b. Iodine excess in the mother
near term is:
c. Folic acid deficiency
a. Complete breech
17. Which of the following pregnancy
b. Incomplete breech
complication may benefit from
c. Frank breech
limitation of exercise?
8. The organ which frequently injured
a. Intrauterine growth retardation
during traumatic vaginal delivery of
b. Maternal diabetes
breech presentation is the:
c. French presentation
a. Spleen
18. Attempts of premature delivery of the
b. Brain
placenta by cord traction may result in:

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 a. Laceration of the birth canal c. I.M injection of vitamin K after
b. Maceration of the placenta delivery
c. Inversion of the uterus 28. Secretory phase of the menstrual cycle
19. Which of the following is not component is dependent on:
of the pelvis? a. Progesterone
a. Ischium b. Estrogen
b. Lumbar vertebrae c. Both a and b
c. Pubes 29. In a 30 day cycle ovulation occurs on
20. The posterior boarder of the pelvis inlet day:
is the: a. 14
a. Sacral promontory b. 16
b. Pubic rami c. 1
c. Coccyx 30. The most favourable type of pelvis for a
21. The breech presentation where the successful vaginal delivery is:
lower extremities are flexed at the hips a. Gynecoid
and extended at the knees is known as: b. Android
a. Complete breech c. Platypeloid
b. Incomplete breech 31. What in breast milk makes it superior to
c. Frank breech animal milk formulates for infants in the
22. Vaginal bleeding with or without 1st months of life?
cramping in the half of pregnancy is: a. Economical
a. Inevitable abortion b. Needs not sterilization
b. Threatened abortion c. Presence of IgA against E.coli
c. Incomplete abortion 32. What is added the most infant milk
23. A short umbilical cord is a factor in: formulas making it superior to the
a. Abruption placenta breast milk beyond 6 months of
b. Umbilical cord prolapsed breastfeeding?
c. True knot formation a. Vitamins
24. The normal term placenta weighs about: b. Minerals
a. 500 gm c. Iron
b. 750 gm 33. The vaginal rugae are prominent in:
c. 1000 gm a. Nulliparas
25. A large placenta is associated with what b. Multiparas
maternal disease? c. Primiparas
a. Syphilis 34. The type of pelvis ideal for child bearing
b. Gonorrhoea is the:
c. Chronic hypertension a. Platypelloid
26. Increase incidence of down’s syndrome b. Android
is associated with: c. Gynecoid
a. Paternal age 35. Which of the following returns to their
b. Health condition of the father pre-pregnant condition six after
c. Maternal age delivery?
27. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn a. Lower uterine segment
may be corrected by: b. Cervix
a. Heparin c. Vagina
b. Breastfeeding 36. Postpartum hemorrhage is prevented
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 a. Increased coagulability of the
blood
b. The ligature function of the
interlocking muscles
c. Thrombosis of open sinuses
37. The presence of the triad of symptoms
edema, protenuria and hypertension is
known as:
a. Beri-beri
b. Eclampsia
c. Pre-eclampsia
38. Premature separation of a normally
implanted placenta in the 1st pregnancy
results in:
a. Placenta previa
b. Abruption placenta
c. Abortion
39. In early pregnancy, bleeding with
cervical dilation and rupture membrane
is known as:
a. Threatened abortion
b. Inevitable abortion
c. Incomplete abortion
40. In the eclamptic convulsion, the first
thing midwife should do is to:
a. Prevent self-injury
b. Stimulate labor
c. Give glass of water
41. Crede’s prohylaxis is to prevent
a. Respiratory distress syndrome
b. Opthalmia neonatorum
c. Infection of the cord
42. Modifies crede’s maneuver ia a method
for:
a. Preventing opthalmia
neonatorum
b. Delivery of the breech
c. Delivery of the placenta
43. Carious teeth discovered during pre-
natal care should be referred for
treatment to the dentist:
a. In the immediate puerperium
b. Interval between pregnancies
c. Immediately during pregnancy
44. Immediately after the delivery of the
placenta the uterine fundus is:
a. At the level of the umbilicus
b. Midway between the symphysis
pubis and umbilicus
c. Above the umbilicus
45. Immediately after delivery the uterus
weighs
a. 1000 gm
b. 800 gm
c. 1200 gm
46. Fertilization in human begins normally
occurs in the:
a. Uterus
b. Vagina
c. Fallopian tubes
47. Which of the following is a positive sign
of pregnancy?
a. Uterine enlargement
b. Perception of fetal movement by
the examiner
c. Softening of the cervix
48. Contraceptive pills prevent:
a. Ovulation
b. Fertilization
c. Implantation of the ovum
49. Vertex presentation is a variety of
cephalic presentation, where the head
is?
a. Extreme flexion
b. Extreme extension
c. Military attitude
50. The second maneuver of leopolds
determines:
a. The fetal part occupying the
fundus
b. Plane of the back
c. Engagement of the head
51. The intrauterine device (IUD) is best
inserted:
a. Before menstruation
b. During the midcycle
c. During menstruation
52. The normal male has:
a. XX chromosomes
b. XXY chromosomes
c. XY chromosomes