NEET 2023
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2023
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Reproductive Health
NEET 2023 · Zoology · Reproductive Health
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A)...
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.
Reason (R): Ban on amniocentesis checks increasing menace of female foeticide.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- AA is false but R is true.
- BBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- CBoth A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- DA is true but R is false.
Correct answer
A. A is false but R is true.
Step-by-step solution
Amniocentesis:
- It is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions.
- Genetic disorders like Down's syndrome (21st trisomy) etc. can be detected in this technique.
- There is a statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination to legally check increasing menace of female foeticides.
- Amniocentesis is not a sex determination technique in our country and is not a strategy of RCH.