1. genetic resources

2. seeds or tissues for breeding

3. egg and sperm repository

4. a germ cell's determining zone
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1. interfering in the process of platelet production in bone marrow

2. infecting endothelial cells

3. binding with platelets

4. accumulating platelets in intestine
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1. Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive treatise called the Tantraloka which systematically presents the teachings of the Kula and Trika systems
2. The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra Suri written in Gujarat around the eighth century is technically not a tantric work but is saturated with tantric ideas and practices

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1. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on January 3

2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on July 4

3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on July 4

4. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on January 3

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1. Unemployment Allowance
2. Payment of Salary
3. Social Security Payments
4. Old age Pension

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1. The province of Assam was created in the year 1911
2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874

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1. The ability-to-pay principle of taxation holds that the amount of taxes people pay should relate to their income or wealth
2. The Benefit Principle of taxation states that individuals should be taxed in proportion to the benefit they receive from Government programmes
3. A progressive tax takes a larger share of tax from poor families than it does from rich families
4. Indirect taxes have the advantage of being cheaper and easier to collect

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1. Precipitation in Mediterranean climate is in winter while in Monsoon Climate it is mostly in summer

2. The annual range of temperature in Mediterranean climate is higher than the Monsoon climate

3. Rainy and dry seasons are found in both the climates
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1. The kings claimed to rule on behalf of the God Virupaksha
2. Rulers used the title "Hindu Suratrana" to indicate their close links with Gods
3. All royal orders were signed in Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil
4. Royal portrait sculpture was now displayed in temples

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1. Lohit
2. Teesta
3. Subansiri
4. Sankosh

1. Morarji Desai
2. Viswanath Pratap Singh
3. H.D. Deve Gowda
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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1. It shows the trade-off between unemployment and inflation

2. The downward sloping curve of Phillips Curve is generally held to be valid only in the short run

3. In the long run, Phillips Curve is usually thought to be horizontal at the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU)

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1. Most of the coal and the ferrous group of minerals in India occur in the peninsula, south of the Vindhyas

2. The peninsular India once formed part of the super-continent which included Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South America

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1. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society.

2. Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi's prolonged struggle against Colonial Raj in India.
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1. The ideal of a common civil code is set forth in Article 44 of the Constitution of India
    
2. In certain respects, the High Courts in India have been given more extensive powers than the Supreme Court
    
3. The Supreme Court of India, the first fully independent Court for the country, was set up under the Constitution of India in 1950

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1. The President has the power to grant pardon to a criminal in special cases
2. The President can promulgate ordinances even when the Parliament is in session
3. The President can dissolve the Rajya Sabha during emergency
4. The President has the power to nominate two members in the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indian community

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1. Acid rain reacts with buildings made from limestone.

2. Burning of sulphur-containing coal can contribute to acid rain.

3. Eutrophication is an effective measure to control pollution.
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1. The President has the right to address and send messages to the Council of Ministers to elicit specific information
2. The President can call for information relating to proposals for legislation
3. All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to administration of the Union must be communicated to the President

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1. Bandung Conference was organized by Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan in which 29 countries representing more than half of the world's population sent delegates.

2. The Conference reflected the five sponsors' dissatisfaction with what they regarded as a reluctance by the Western powers to consult with them on decisions affecting Asia.

3. The Conference was concerned over tension between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
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1. introduction of new DNA

2. removal of existing DNA

3. introduction of RNA

4. introduction of new traits

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1. Chemical industry is one of the oldest industries in India

2. Dyestuff sector is one of the important segments of chemical industry

3. Textile industry accounts for the largest consumption of dyestuffs
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1. It is a 12-digit unique form of identification for all residents of India
    
2. It is an identity number along with the biometric information of the individuals
3. It is a national identity and citizenship card

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1. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

2. National Commission for Women

3. National Commission for Minorities

4. National Human Rights Commission
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1. Efficiency occurs when no possible reorganization of production can make anyone better off without making someone else worse off
2. An economy is clearly inefficient if it is inside the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF)
3. At a minimum, an efficient economy is on its Production Possibility Frontier (PPF)
4. The terms such as 'Pareto Efficiency', 'Pareto Optimality' and 'Allocative Efficiency' are all essentially one and the same which denote 'efficiency in resource allocation'

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1. The maximum permissible strength of Rajya Sabha is 250
2. In Rajya Sabha, 238 members are elected indirectly from the States and Union Territories
3. It shares legislative powers equally with Lok Sabha in matters such as creation of All India Services

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1. The President of India shall have the power to appoint and remove the Speaker of Lok Sabha

2. The Speaker has to discharge the functions of his office himself throughout his term and cannot delegate his functions to the Deputy Speaker during his absence from the station or during his illness

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1. The stories of Krishna

2. Ragas and Raginis

3. The deeds of Hamza

4. The deeds of Babur

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1. The first scientific base station in Antarctica was Dakshin Gangotri

2. Dakshin Gangotri is now being used as supply base and transit camp

3. The Maitri station is manned throughout the year for scientific activities
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1. Wage Boards are tripartite in nature, with representatives from workers, employers and independent members
2. Except for the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalists, all the other wage boards are statutory in nature
3. Second National Commission on Labour has recommended against the utility of wage boards

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1. Treasury Bill
2. Credit Card
3. Savings accounts and small time deposits
4. Retail money market mutual funds

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1. issued against judicial and quasi-judicial authority
2. to prohibit an inferior Court from proceeding in a particular case where it has no jurisdiction to try
3. to restrain a person from holding a public office to which he is not entitled

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1. Mussoorie

2. Shimla

3. Ooty

4. Darjeeling
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1. The CAG will hold office for a period of six years from the date he assumes the office. He shall vacate office on attaining the age of 65 years, if earlier than the expiry of the 6-year term
    
2. The powers of CAG are derived from the Constitution of India
    
3. The CAG is a multi-member body appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
4. The CAG may be removed by the President only on an address from both Houses of Parliament, on the grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity
    

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1. They record gifts made to religious institutions
2. They tell us about the idea of transference of the meritorious results of the action of one person to another person

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1. Development of high-yielding crops.

2. Modernization of irrigation infrastructure.

3. Introduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
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1. The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details of Ashoka's Dhamma
2. The Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa

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1. The Act recognizes forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes who have been occupying the forest land before October 25, 1980
2. The onus of implementation of the Act lies at the level of the State/UT Governments
3. The Act seeks to recognize and vest certain forest rights in the forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers

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