Assertion (A): | India has made prenatal sex determination illegal. |
Reason (R): | Amniocentesis can be misused for pre-natal sex determination. |
1. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
4. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
According to the 2017 Amendment to the MTP Act in India, the maximum gestation age up to which MTP is allowed is:
1. | 12 weeks | 2. | 20 weeks |
3. | 24 weeks | 4. | 28 weeks |
I: | a pregnancy may be terminated on certain considered grounds within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. |
II: | if the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but fewer than 20 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must be of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the required ground for termination of pregnancy exist. |