Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Saheli, the new oral contraceptive for the females, contains a steroidal preparation.
Reason (R): Saheli is a 'once a day' pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Both (A) and (R) are false.
Saheli is the new oral contraceptive pill for females. NCERT gives two facts about it: it contains a non-steroidal preparation, and it is a once a week pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value.
Assertion (A): Saheli, the new oral contraceptive for the females, contains a steroidal preparation. — False. Saheli contains a non-steroidal preparation.
Reason (R): Saheli is a ‘once a day’ pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value. — False. Saheli is taken once a week, not once a day. The rest of the line, few side effects and high contraceptive value, is true, but the frequency is wrong.
So both A and R are false.
NCERT Extract:
Population Stabilisation and Birth Control – “… Pills are very effective with lesser side effects and are well accepted by the females. Saheli–the new oral contraceptive for the females contains a non-steroidal preparation. It is a ‘once a week’ pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value.”