Assertion: During pregnancy, the levels of hormones like estrogens, progestrogens, cortisol, prolactin, thyroxine, etc., are increased several folds in the maternal blood.
Reason: Increased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the fetal growth.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

A

Explanation

During pregnancy, the levels of hormones like estrogens, progestogens, cortisol, prolactin, thyroxine, etc., are increased several folds in the maternal blood as increased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the fetal growth.