Quiz  /  NEET MCQ on Down Syndrome

  • 1. 
    One of this trait is not seen in a person with Down syndrome

  • High muscle tone
  • Small stature
  • Upward slant eye
  • Short neck

  • 2. 
    The number of chromosomes a child with Down syndrome has is

  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48

  • 3. 
    Down syndrome is caused due to

  • bacterial infection
  • a chromosomal abnormality
  • Viral infection
  • lack of oxygen supply to the brain during birth

  • 4. 
    Which of these traits is not linked with Down syndrome?

  • Oily skin
  • Hypotonicity
  • Simian Crease
  • Brachycephaly

  • 5. 
    This assessment finding would enable a nurse to suspect the presence of Down syndrome in a newborn

  • Single palmar crease and hypotonia
  • Short palpebral tissues and flat maxillary area
  • Prominent scalp veins and a high-pitched cry
  • Persistent postnatal growth lag and Microcephaly

  • 6. 
    Down syndrome is

  • Sex-linked
  • Chromosomal
  • dominant
  • recessive

  • 7. 
    A disease which may result from Down syndrome

  • Cancer
  • Cellulitis
  • Celiac disease
  • None of these

  • 8. 
    Generally, a person with Down syndrome has an IQ of

  • 20-30
  • 40-50
  • 60-70
  • None of the above

  • 9. 
    The chances of an offspring to have Down syndrome __________ with the mother’s age

  • Decreases
  • Increases
  • is not influenced
  • there is no correlation

  • 10. 
    There are several variations of Down syndrome with Trisomy 21 accounting for close to 95% of all cases recorded There is another form of the syndrome that occurs when a segment of the 21st chromosome detaches to attach itself to another chromosome Its name is

  • Displacement
  • Transportation
  • Translocation
  • Relocation
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