Question

Assertion :Use of condom is a safeguard against AIDS and sexual diseases besides checking pregnancy. Reason: Certain contraceptives are implanted under the skin of the upper arm to prevent pregnancy.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

Condoms are the contraceptive measure that prevent pregnancy and protect from many other sexually transmitted diseases because they prevent the contact of body fluids between the male and females.

The use of condom has been beneficial for the prevention of pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted diseases. There are many contraceptive methods that are implanted under the skin or the upper arm that reduce a certain type of hormones and chemicals that prevent the pregnancy but not the sexually transmitted diseases because in that case to the body fluids are coming in contact.

So, the correct option is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'