What was the objective behind developing the sonogram technique?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Identify genetic disorders in foetus
Option (1) Identify genetic disorders in foetus — Correct. The sonogram is an x-ray like diagnostic device based on ultra-sound technology. It was originally developed to identify genetic or other disorders in the foetus.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.4 The Declining Sex-ratio in India … Practices of female infanticide have been known to exist in many regions, while increasing importance is being attached to modern medical techniques by which the sex of the baby can be determined in the very early stages of pregnancy. The availability of the sonogram (an x-ray like diagnostic device based on ultra-sound technology), originally developed to identify genetic or other disorders in the foetus, are misused to identify and selectively abort female foetuses.…” |