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Science (086) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium exam-ready
Oral contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy primarily by: (A) Creating a mechanical barrier to stop sperm reaching the egg (B) Changing the hormonal balance so that eggs are not released (C) Destroying sperms as soon as they enter the vagina (D) Preventing implantation of the embryo by irritating the uterus
  1. A Creating a mechanical barrier to stop sperm reaching the egg
  2. B Changing the hormonal balance so that eggs are not released
  3. C Destroying sperms as soon as they enter the vagina
  4. D Preventing implantation of the embryo by irritating the uterus
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 01:00 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) Changing the hormonal balance so that eggs are not released.

Oral contraceptive pills change the hormonal balance of the body so that eggs are not released and fertilisation cannot occur.

Explanation

The source passage clearly distinguishes between different contraceptive categories: condoms = mechanical barrier (A); oral pills = hormonal (B); copper-T = uterine irritation (D). Option C is not mentioned as a contraceptive mechanism at all. Examiners expect students to recall the specific mechanism linked to oral pills, which is hormonal, not mechanical or physical.

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