NEETZoologyReproductive Health
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): A statutory ban has been placed on amniocentesis for sex-determination in India. Reason (R): Amniocentesis is a procedure used to test for the presence of certain genetic disorders such as Down syndrome and haemophilia. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from t
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is true because a statutory ban has been placed on amniocentesis for sex-determination in India to legally check the increasing menace of female foeticides. Reason (R) is also true because amniocentesis is medically used to test for the presence of certain genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, haemophilia, and sickle-cell anemia, as well as to determine the survivability of the foetus. However, Reason (R) does not explain Assertion (A). The correct explanation for the statutory ban is the misuse of