Which of the following statements are correct?
A: Reproductive health refers to total well-being in all aspects of reproduction
B: Amniocentesis is legally banned for sex determination in India
C: "Saheli" - an oral contraceptive for females was developed in collaboration with ICMR (New Delhi).
D: Amniocentesis is used to determine genetic disorders and survivability of foetus.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. (B) and (C) only 2. (D) and (C) only
3. (A), (B) and (D) only 4. (A) and (C) only
Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2023
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In context of amniocentesis, which of the following statements is incorrect?
 
1. it is used for prenatal sex determination
2. it can be used for detection of Down's syndrome
3. it can be used for detection of cleft palate
4. it is usually done when a woman is between 14-16 weeks pregnant.
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 63%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2016
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Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis?
1. Sex of the foetus
2. Down syndrome
3. Jaundice
4. Klinefelter syndrome
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Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2013
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Introduction of sex education in schools should be encouraged to provide right information to the young.
Reason (R): Providing right information to the young will discourage children from believing in myths and having misconceptions about sex-related aspects.
 
1. (A) is True; (R) is False
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
3. (A) is False; (R) is true
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly
explain (A)
Subtopic:  Introduction | Hormonal Contraceptives, Emergency Contraception & Terminal Methods |
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Level 1: 80%+
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India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Statement I: These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1971.
Statement II: Improved programmes are currently in operation under the popular name ‘Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes’.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Introduction | Hormonal Contraceptives, Emergency Contraception & Terminal Methods |
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Level 2: 60%+
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