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Question
Stems are
Options
positively geotropic and negatively phototropic
positively geotropic and positively phototropic
negatively geotropic and positively phototropic
negatively phototropic and negatively geotropic
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Solution
negatively geotropic and positively phototropic
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| Column A | Column B | ||
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| List I | List II | ||
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