Read the following statements carefully: (I) Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) are highly affordable and their facilities are available in all rural health centres. (II) Emotional, religious and social factors act as deterrents in the adoption of ARTs. (III) In Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT), fertilization occurs in-vivo. (IV) Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT) involves in-vivo fertilization follow

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Statement (I) is incorrect because ART requires expensive instrumentation and specialised professionals, making it affordable to only a limited number of people and available only in very few centres. Statement (II) is correct as per NCERT, which states that emotional, religious, and social factors deter the adoption of these methods. Statement (III) is correct. GIFT involves the transfer of an ovum into the fallopian tube of a female where fertilization takes place inside the body (in-vivo). Statement (IV) is inco