AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2004

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    Directions for: The questions consist of two statements each, printed as assertion and reason. While answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following five responses A. If both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. B. If both the Assertion and the Reason are true but the Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion. C. If the Assertion is true but the Reason is false. D. If both the Assertion and the Reason are false. E. If Assertion is false but Reason is true.

    Assertion: From evolutionary point of view, human gestation period is believed to be shortening. Reason: One major evolutionary trend in humans has been the larger head undergoing relatively faster growth rate in the foetal stage,

    A)  A

    B)                                        B           

    C)        C           

    D)        D       

    E)  E

    Correct Answer: E

    Solution :

    Both Assertion and Reason are false because humans would require more gestation period (i.e. it should be 21 months instead of 9 months) and will increase. The frontal brain size is increasing but most of the brain growth occurs after birth till 2 years.


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