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81. The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 was awarded to?
A. Nihon Hidankyo (Japanese atomic bomb survivors' organisation)
B. Greta Thunberg
C. UN Peacekeeping Force
D. Volodymyr Zelensky
Explanation: The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors (Hibakusha), for their efforts toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
82. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded for work in?
A. Machine learning / Artificial Neural Networks (Hopfield & Hinton)
B. Quantum Computing
C. Gravitational waves
D. Black holes
Explanation: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational discoveries that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.
83. The Oscar for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards (2025) was won by?
A. Anora
B. Oppenheimer
C. The Brutalist
D. Emilia Pérez
Explanation: Anora won the Best Picture award at the 97th Academy Awards (2025 Oscars).
84. RBI Governor in 2026 is?
A. Sanjay Malhotra
B. Shaktikanta Das
C. Urjit Patel
D. Raghuram Rajan
Explanation: Sanjay Malhotra became the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in December 2024, succeeding Shaktikanta Das.
85. India's New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to bring what change in higher education by 2035?
A. Gross Enrolment Ratio of 50%
B. Universal college education
C. Free higher education for all
D. 100% literacy
Explanation: NEP 2020 aims to raise India's Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 50% by 2035, from around 27% in 2020.