A RAG bot returns five chunks that all say the same thing. How would you improve diversity?

Instruction: Explain how you would reduce redundant retrieval results.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would reduce redundant retrieval results.

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I would treat that as a diversity problem in candidate selection. If five chunks all restate the same idea, the prompt looks larger than it really is. We have evidence depth in appearance only, while coverage of the actual question stays narrow.

My first step would be to...

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