Assertion (A): | During pregnancy, the level of several hormones like estrogens, progestogens, cortisol, prolactin, thyroxine, etc are increased several folds in the maternal blood. |
Reason (R): | Increased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the foetal growth, metabolic changes in the mother, and maintenance of pregnancy. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
(i) | Relaxin is secreted by the ovary in the later phase of pregnancy. |
(ii) | Inner cell mass differentiates into ectoderm and endoderm just before implantation. |
(iii) | Implantation leads to pregnancy. |
(iv) | Embryo with 8 to 16 blastomeres is called morula. |
1. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
2. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
3. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
a. | Placenta | (i) | Androgens |
b. | Zona pellucida | (ii) | Human chronic Gonadotropin |
c. | Bulbo-urethral glands | (iii) | Layer of the ovum |
d. | Leydig cells | (iv) | Lubrication of the Penis |
a | b | c | d | |
1. | (i) | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) |
2. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
3. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
4. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |