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356. Japan's current Prime Minister (2025-26) is?
A. Sanae Takaichi / Shigeru Ishiba (Ishiba as of late 2024)
B. Fumio Kishida
C. Yoshihide Suga
D. Shinzo Abe
Explanation: Shigeru Ishiba became Japan's Prime Minister in October 2024 after Fumio Kishida stepped down.
357. Who won the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections?
A. UDF (Congress-led)
B. LDF (CPI(M)-led)
C. BJP
D. IUML alone
Explanation: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won the 2026 Kerala elections, ousting the incumbent LDF government.
358. Which country launched the first privately funded mission to land on the Moon in 2024?
A. USA (Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission)
B. China
C. Japan
D. India
Explanation: Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission (Odysseus lander) became the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, and the first privately-funded lunar lander to successfully land, in February 2024.
359. OpenAI's ChatGPT which disrupted the AI industry was launched publicly in?
A. November 2022
B. January 2023
C. March 2023
D. June 2022
Explanation: OpenAI launched ChatGPT publicly on November 30, 2022, triggering the generative AI revolution. It became the fastest app to reach 100 million users.
360. The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo — what does this Japanese organisation represent?
A. Atomic bomb survivors (Hibakusha)
B. Japanese anti-war movement
C. UN disarmament advocates
D. Hiroshima memorial committee
Explanation: Nihon Hidankyo is an organisation of Hibakusha — survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings of 1945. They won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward a nuclear-weapon-free world.