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Q46
(IAS/2026)
Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Persons in News, Books & Authors
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'X', born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when this prize was announced. Identify 'X':
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B
Explanation
The question describes a Nobel Prize laureate who (a) was born in the UK and (b) was a professor at an American university when the 2025 prize was announced.
- Michel H. Devoret — French-born physicist; eliminated on the "born in UK" criterion.
- Richard Robson — Born in the UK, awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize; was affiliated with an American institution at the time of the announcement. Correct answer.
- John Clarke — UK-born physicist (Cambridge) who worked at UC Berkeley; associated with superconducting quantum interference devices but was not the 2025 Nobel laureate described here.
- Joel Mokyr — Economic historian; not a 2025 Nobel science laureate.
The correct identification is B — Richard Robson.
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