Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In India, our laws permit legal adoption and it is as yet one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood.
Statement II: In India, there are very few orphaned and destitute children who would not survive till maturity unless taken care of.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Assisted reproductive technologies are costly and available in only a few centres. NCERT points to legal adoption as another path to parenthood for couples in India.
Statement I: In India, our laws permit legal adoption and it is as yet one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood. — True. NCERT says this in nearly the same words.
Statement II: In India, there are very few orphaned and destitute children who would not survive till maturity unless taken care of. — False. NCERT says India has so many orphaned and destitute children, not very few. This is why adoption is a good option.
So Statement I is true and Statement II is false.
NCERT Extract:
Infertility – “… Emotional, religious and social factors are also deterrents in the adoption of these methods. Since the ultimate aim of all these procedures is to have children, in India we have so many orphaned and destitute children, who would probably not survive till maturity, unless taken care of. Our laws permit legal adoption and it is as yet, one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood.”