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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme. Reason R: Ban on amniocentesis checks increasing menace of female foeticide.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false but R is true.

Step-by-Step Solution

Amniocentesis is a prenatal diagnostic technique used to detect genetic disorders, not for sex determination. Sex determination using amniocentesis is legally banned to prevent female foeticide. Therefore, Assertion A is false, and Reason R is true.

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