Assertion : HIV infection can be avoided by use of condoms. Reason : Condoms secrete anti-viral interferons.

Question

In the following questions Assertion and Reason are provided. Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct. Mark your responses from the following options.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion .

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion .

(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

(d) Both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Assertion : HIV infection can be avoided by use of condoms.

Reason : Condoms secrete anti-viral interferons.

Answer 1

(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false. 

Explanation:

The use of condoms has been shown to decrease the transmission of AIDS because condoms is contraceptic.