AIIMS2013Botany-Human Reproduction
AIIMS 2013 Botany Hormonal Changes in Pregnancy Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
Assertion: In a regular medical examination of a small population, a 35 years old lady was found to have higher levels of oestrogens, progesterone in her blood. Reason: The lady is 12 weeks pregnant.
A
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C
Assertion is true but reason is false.
D
Both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
One of the hormones released by the placenta is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone is secreted by the trophoblast cells even before they become the chorion, and is the hormone assayed in the pregnancy test.
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