The purine base present in RNA is:

guanine

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thymine

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cytosine

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uracil

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Solution

The correct option is A guanine
There are $4$ purines and $4$ pyrimidines that are of concern to us.
Purines:
Adenine
Guanine
Hypoxanthine
Xanthine

Pyrimidines
Uracil
Thymine
Cytosine
Orotic acid

Cytosine is termed in both RNA and DNA. Uracil is found only in RNA. Thymine is normally found in DNA.
Therefore, in the given options only guanine is purine base. So it is present in RNA.

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