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General science UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Dry Ice - 1. Treatment of Cancer
B. Gene therapy - 2. Freezing living bodies to be revived later
C. Cryonics - 3. Solid carbon dioxide
D. Cobalt-60 - 4. Treatment of blood diseases

A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 3 4 2 1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3 4 2 1”.
List-I - List-II

A. Dry Ice - 3. Solid carbon dioxide
B. Gene therapy - 4. Treatment of blood diseases
C. Cryonics - 2. Freezing living bodies to be revived later
D. Cobalt-60 - 1. Treatment of Cancer

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