Question

Assertion (A) In females, parturition is the act of giving birth to a baby.
Reason (R) Signals for parturition originate from a fully developed foetus.

• A. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the A
• B. If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the A
• C. If A is true, but R is false
• D. If A is false, but R is true

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
The act of giving birth to a baby is called parturition. It is induced by a complex neuroendocrine mechanism. The signals originate from a fully developed foetus and the placenta, which induces mild uterine contractions