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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:

  1. A
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B
    Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. C
    A is true but R is not false
  4. D
    A is false but R is true

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1. Assertion A is false: Amniocentesis is a medical technique for prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities, not a strategy of the RCH programme for sex determination. In fact, its use for sex determination is strictly prohibited under the programme.2. Reason R is true: Legal bans on amniocentesis for sex determination were implemented to prevent the misuse of the technology for female foeticide.

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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:
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C
A is true but R is not false
D
A is false but R is true

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