Scientists have developed a technique to edit embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes heart disease in families. Name the technique.

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Scientists have developed a technique to edit embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes heart disease in families. Name the technique.

A. CRISPR

C. CABG

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A. CRISPR

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B. Angioplasty

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D. None of the above

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A. Sunil Rajput

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B. Dharmendra Kumar

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C. Mahendra Singh Rathore

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D. Rajiv Ranjan Verma

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A. Real Madrid

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B. Barcelona

Answer 9

C. Manchester United

Answer 10

D. Chelsea

Answer 11

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C. Pranlal Patel

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D. None of the above

Answer 14

A. 8/8/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 15

B. 8/17/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 16

C. 8/18/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 17

D. 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 18

A. Telangana Grameena Bank

Answer 19

B. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank

Answer 20

C. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank

Answer 21

D. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank

Answer 22

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Answer 23

B. Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

Answer 24

C. Department of Investment and Property Asset Management

Answer 25

D. Department of Investment and Private Asset Management

Answer 26

A. Ministry of Ayush

Answer 27

C. NITI Aayog

Answer 28

D. Human Resource Development Ministry

Answer 29

A. China & Sri Lanka

Answer 30

B. China & Pakistan

Answer 31

C. Pakistan & Nepal

Answer 32

D. Nepal & China

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A. M Vasudeva

Answer 34

B. B N Srikrishna

Answer 35

C. Balakrishnan

Answer 36

D. T V Prasad

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Answer 38

B. Milkha Singh

Answer 39

C. Pullela Gopichand

Answer 40

D. Abhinav Bindra

Answer 41

A. New Delhi

Answer 42

C. Bengaluru

Answer 43

A. Akshay Kumar

Answer 44

B. Shah Rukh Khan

Answer 45

C. Salman Khan

Answer 46

D. Abhishek Bachchan

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A. 8/24/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 48

B. 8/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

Answer 49

C. 8/22/2017 12:00:00 AM

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D. 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM

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B. Finance

Answer 52

C. Information and Broadcasting

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D. Urban Development

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B. ADAHELI

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A. Clean Ocean Mission

Answer 56

B. Deep Ocean Mission

Answer 57

C. Marine Research Mission

Answer 58

D. Samudri Shodh Abhiyaan

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A. Vimal Kumar

Answer 60

B. Chetan Anand

Answer 61

C. Lakshya Sen

Answer 62

D. Syed Modi

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A. Gaj Kesari Yatra

Answer 64

B. Gajanan Yatra

Answer 65

C. Gajraj Yatra

Answer 66

D. Gaj Yatra

Answer 67

A. United Kingdom

Answer 68

B. Germany

Answer 69

C. United States

Answer 70

A. Narendra Singh Tomar

Answer 71

B. Maneka Gandhi

Answer 72

C. Prakash Javadekar

Answer 73

D. Rajnath Singh

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A. Leo Varadkar

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B. Shinzo Abe

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C. Emmanuel Macron

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D. Geraldine Buckingham

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A. New Delhi

Answer 79

B. Johannesburg

Answer 80

D. Brasilia

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Answer 82

B. Multi Commodity Exchange

Answer 83

C. National Spot Exchange

Answer 84

D. Forward Markets Commission

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A. Jupiter

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A. Souvik Sen

Answer 87

B. Indraneil Sengupta

Answer 88

C. Pankaj Das

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D. Ushanath Banerjee

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A. Chhattisgarh State Assembly

Answer 91

B. Jharkhand State Assembly

Answer 92

C. Bihar State Assembly

Answer 93

D. Kerala State Assembly

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A. Pakistan

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D. Somalia

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