Q. 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:
A) A is false but R is true.
B) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
C) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
D) A is true but R is false.
Explanation
[Solution from source] Sex determination by amniocentesis is not a strategy of the RCH programme (A false); the statutory ban checks female foeticide (R true). Answer (1).
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