Multiple choice

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other labelled as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.

Assertion: As a birth control measure, vasectomies have failed to strike accord with the general population. Reason: Government has failed to emphasise the need for and the ease of population control measures and has not given incentive to people to go in for vasectomies.

  1. A and R are correct and R is a correct explanation for A.

  2. A and R are correct, but R is not a suitable explanation for it.

  3. A is true, but R is incorrect.

  4. R is true, but A is incorrect.

  5. Both A and R are incorrect.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It is correct that vasectomy, as a birth control option, has failed to enthuse the general public. The primary reason can be attributed to the misconceptions surrounding the surgery and the failure on the part of government to tackle them.

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