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What is the primary reason mentioned in the NCERT for the limited accessibility of ART techniques in India?

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The NCERT text says, 'Though options are many, all these techniques require extremely high precision handling by specialised professionals and expensive instrumentation. Therefore, these facilities are presently available only in very few centres in the country.'

Which of these is NOT a deterrent mentioned in the NCERT for the adoption of ART methods?

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The NCERT states, 'Emotional, religious and social factors are also deterrents in the adoption of these methods.' Medical unsuitability is a reason for infertility, not a deterrent to adopting ART methods for those who need them.

What is considered one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood, especially given the large number of orphaned and destitute children in India?

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The NCERT highlights, 'Our laws permit legal adoption and it is as yet, one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood.'

Embryos formed by in-vivo fertilisation can also be used for transfer. Which type of transfer would be appropriate for an embryo with more than 8 blastomeres formed this way into a female who cannot conceive?

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The text states, 'Embryos formed by in-vivo fertilisation (fusion of gametes within the female) also could be used for such transfer to assist those females who cannot conceive.' And for embryos with more than 8 blastomeres, IUT (intra uterine transfer) is used.

Which of the following factors is NOT considered a probable reason for the alarming growth rate of the Indian population as per the provided text?

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The text states: 'A rapid decline in death rate, maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) as well as an increase in number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for this.' An increased maternal mortality rate would generally lead to a decrease, not an increase, in population growth.

The RCH (Reproductive Child Health) programme in India has had what effect on the population growth rate?

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The text states: 'Through our Reproductive Child Health (RCH) programme, though we could bring down the population growth rate, it was only marginal.'

According to the 2011 census report mentioned in the text, what was India's population growth rate?

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The text specifies: 'According to the 2011 census report, the population growth rate was less than 2 per cent, i.e., 20/1000/year, a rate at which our population could increase rapidly.'

Which of the following was NOT explicitly mentioned as a measure taken by the Indian government to check population growth rate, besides promoting contraceptive methods?

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The text mentions: 'Statutory raising of marriageable age of the female to 18 years and that of males to 21 years, and incentives given to couples with small families are two of the other measures taken to tackle this problem.' Incentives were for small families, not large ones.

An ideal contraceptive, as described in the text, should possess which of the following characteristics?

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The text states: 'An ideal contraceptive should be user-friendly, easily available, effective and reversible with no or least side-effects. It also should in no way interfere with the sexual drive, desire and/or the sexual act of the user.'

The world population in 2011 was approximately:

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The text states: 'The world population which was around 2 billion (2000 million) in 1900 rocketed to about 6 billion by 2000 and 7.2 billion in 2011.'

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