Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winners of Nobel Prize 2024 | Related fields | ||
| (A) | John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton | (I) | Physiology or Medicine |
| (B) | David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper | (II) | Literature |
| (C) | Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun | (III) | Chemistry |
| (D) | Han Kang | (IV) | Physics |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton — this matches (IV) Physics. They were honoured for discoveries that made machine learning with artificial neural networks possible, using ideas from physics.
(B) David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper — this matches (III) Chemistry. Baker for designing new proteins by computer, and Hassabis and Jumper for predicting the structure of proteins with the AI model AlphaFold.
(C) Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun — this matches (I) Physiology or Medicine. They discovered microRNA and its role in controlling which genes are switched on.
(D) Han Kang — this matches (II) Literature. The South Korean writer, author of The Vegetarian, was honoured for her poetic prose on historical trauma and the fragility of human life.