Question

Asia’s first test tube baby is

• A. Louise Joy Brown
• B. Kumari Harsha
• C. Kanupriya Agarwal
• D. Indira Hinduja

Answer 1

The correct option is C Kanupriya Agarwal

A test tube baby is one who is born as a result of fertilisation occurring in vitro. This means, the gametes (sperm from father or donor and egg from mother or donor) are made to fuse in a laboratory setup and the resulting zygote or its subsequent developmental stages are transferred into the female reproductive tract for further development. The child born at the end of the gestation period is known as a test tube baby.
Kanupriya Agarwal (previously known as Durga) is claimed to be Asia’s first test tube baby. She was born in Kolkata on October 3, 1978. This was possible due to the pioneering effort of Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay.
Louise Joy Brown is the world’s first test tube baby. She was born on July 25, 1978. This was made possible by Dr. Robert Edwards and Dr. Patrick Steptoe.
Kumari Harsha was born on August 6, 1986 through the test tube baby program. The credit of her being goes to Dr. Indira Hinduja.