Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and 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.
- A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B
Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- C
A is true but R is false.
- D
A is false but R is true.
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in India — it is not a strategy of the RCH programme. The Assertion is false. The reason that the ban helps curb female foeticide is true.
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