Antenatal care: practice question

A OBG question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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OBG · Antenatal care

Sample item

What nutritional issue is commonly monitored during pregnancy?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Iron status

Iron demand rises in pregnancy because maternal blood volume expands and fetal-placental needs increase, making anemia screening and support clinically important.

Option by option

  • A. Iron status (correct)

    Correct: iron status is monitored because pregnancy increases iron requirements.

  • B. Hearing threshold

    Hearing threshold is unrelated to iron requirements.

  • C. Eye color

    Eye color has no nutritional relevance in pregnancy.

  • D. Hand dominance

    Hand dominance does not guide antenatal nutrition.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is A, Iron status. Iron demand rises in pregnancy because maternal blood volume expands and fetal-placental needs increase, making anemia screening and support clinically important.

Why is "Hearing threshold" not the answer?

Hearing threshold is unrelated to iron requirements.

Why is "Eye color" not the answer?

Eye color has no nutritional relevance in pregnancy.

Why is "Hand dominance" not the answer?

Hand dominance does not guide antenatal nutrition.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Antenatal care in OBG. The correct option holds because: Correct: iron status is monitored because pregnancy increases iron requirements.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Antenatal care?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.