| Assertion (A): | During pregnancy, the level of several hormones like estrogens, progestogens, cortisol, prolactin, thyroxine, etc are increased several folds in the maternal blood. |
| Reason (R): | Increased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the foetal growth, metabolic changes in the mother, and maintenance of pregnancy. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| (i) | Relaxin is secreted by the ovary in the later phase of pregnancy. |
| (ii) | Inner cell mass differentiates into ectoderm and endoderm just before implantation. |
| (iii) | Implantation leads to pregnancy. |
| (iv) | Embryo with 8 to 16 blastomeres is called morula. |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Mons pubis | 1. | Embryo formation |
| B. | Antrum | 2. | Sperm |
| C. | Trophectoderm | 3. | Female external genitalia |
| D. | Nebenker | 4. | Graafian follicle |
1. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
2. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
3. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| a. | Placenta | (i) | Androgens |
| b. | Zona pellucida | (ii) | Human chronic Gonadotropin |
| c. | Bulbo-urethral glands | (iii) | Layer of the ovum |
| d. | Leydig cells | (iv) | Lubrication of the Penis |
| a | b | c | d | |
| 1. | (i) | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| Assertion(A): | Holoblastic cleavage with almost equal sized blastomeres is a characteristics of placental animals. |
| Reason(R): | Eggs of most mammals including humans are of centrolecithal type. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
| Assertion (A): | Blood flowing in umbilical cord of human embryo is 100% foetal. |
| Reason (R): | Umbilical cord helps in transport of substances between foetal and maternal blood. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion(A): | The inner cell mass of blastocyst differentiates into outer and inner layer just before implantation. |
| Reason(R): | The outer layer of blastocyst forms the embryo. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |