Question

Assertion (A) Sterilisation is a surgical method of contraception.
Reason (R) It blocks gamete transport and thereby prevents conception.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Sterilisation is a surgical method of contraception as it blocks the transport of gametes and hence prevent fertilisation. The process is called as vasectomy in males and tubectomy in females.