CBSE 2023 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q13 · 1 mark
Assertion (A) : Determining the sex of an unborn child followed by MTP is an illegal practice.
Reason (R) : Amniocentesis is a practice to test the presence of genetic disorders also.
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(B)
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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