WEST BENGAL NURSING COUNCIL
Final General Nursing-Midwifery (New Examination), August-2004
Subject: Midwifery (Objective)
5. Fill up the gaps
a) The Interlacing muscle fibres of the uterus act as a living ligature to control bleeding after delivery.
b) Delay in the return of the reproductive organs to the normal position is called Subinvolution.
c) IUCD means Intrauterine Contraceptive Device.
d) Foetal heart sound by ultrasound Doppler can be heard in the 10th week of pregnancy.
e) The cervical plug present in the pregnant uterus is named Operculum.
6. Mark ‘T’ against TRUE and ‘F’ against FALSE
a) The foetus develops from the inner cell mass of the embryonic disc. — T
b) The umbilical cord has two veins and one artery. — F (Correct: two arteries and one vein.)
c) Downy hair in the preterm skin is known as milia. — F (It is Lanugo.)
d) Head is born by extension. — T
e) The decidua directly under the embedding ovum is decidua capsularis. — F (Correct: Decidua basalis.)
7. Rearrange the correct pregnancy week
| Finding | Correct Week |
| a) Just palpable above the symphysis pubis | 12 weeks |
| b) Lightening occurs | 38 weeks |
| c) At the level of the umbilicus | 24 weeks |
| d) In contact with xiphisternum | 36 weeks |
| e) Midway between umbilicus and xiphisternum | 30 weeks |
8. Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’
| Column A | Answer | Column B |
| 1) Painless repeated bleeding | iii | Placenta praevia |
| 2) Erb’s paralysis | iv | Birth injury |
| 3) Spalding sign | i | I.U.D. (Intended: IUFD, printing error in paper) |
| 4) Syntocinon | v | Induction of labour |
| 5) Diabetic mother | ii | Foetal macrosomia |
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