Assertion (A): | During pregnancy the levels of other 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 fetal growth, metabolic changes in the mother and maintenance of pregnancy. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is true |
I: | The embryo’s heart is formed | After one month of pregnancy |
II: | Limbs and external genital organs are well-developed |
By the end of the second month of pregnancy |
III: | First movements of the foetus | During the fifth month |
1. | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
Statement I: | It is scientifically correct to say that the sex of the baby is determined by the father and not by the mother. |
Statement II: | The sex chromosome pattern in the human female is XX and that in the male is XY. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
Assertion (A): | Breast-feeding during the initial period of infant growth is recommended by doctors for bringing up a healthy baby. |
Reason (R): | The milk produced during the initial few days of lactation is called colostrum. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Assertion (A): | During pregnancy all events of the menstrual cycle stop and there is no menstruation. |
Reason (R): | In the absence of fertilisation, the corpus luteum degenerates. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
1. | oestrogen | 2. | progesterone |
3. | LH | 4. | FSH |
I: | The first menstruation begins at puberty and is called menarche. |
II: | In human females, menstruation is repeated at an average interval of about 28/29 days. |
III: | The cycle of events starting from one menstruation till the next one is called the menstrual cycle. |
IV: | Cyclic menstruation is an indicator of normal reproductive phase and extends between menarche and menopause. |