Read the passage carefully and give the answer to the next five questions:
India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programmes called 'family planning' were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation. Creating awareness among the people about various reproduction-related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes.
‘Saheli’ – an oral contraceptive pill, also known as the ‘Once a week’ pill, was developed by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → CDRI
Option (1) AIIMS — Incorrect. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi is a medical college and hospital. Saheli was not developed there.
Option (2) NBRI — Incorrect. The National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow is a research institute for plants, not for drugs.
Option (3) CDRI — Correct. CDRI is the Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow, where Saheli was developed. Saheli contains a non-steroidal preparation. It is taken once a week, has very few side effects and works very well as a contraceptive.
Option (4) NBPGR — Incorrect. The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in New Delhi keeps the seeds of crop plants in its gene bank.
Note: This passage is taken from NCERT as it is. Most CUET (UG) questions come straight from NCERT, so study the book line by line, including figures and their titles.
NCERT Extract:
Reproductive Health – Problems and Strategies – “… Research on various reproduction-related areas are encouraged and supported by governmental and non-governmental agencies to find out new methods and/or to improve upon the existing ones. Do you know that ‘Saheli’–a new oral contraceptive for the females–was developed by scientists at Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow, India?”