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Detailed explanation-1: -Which India-origin scientist has been awarded UK’s royal Order of Merit? Notes: Indian-origin Nobel laureate Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been awarded the Order of Merit in recognition of his distinguished service to science. Ramakrishnan is among six appointments made to the order by Queen Elizabeth II.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among the first to receive this award was Field Marshal Lord Roberts (1902). Since then, holders of this distinction have included Florence Nightingale, Augustus John, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Dr Albert Schweitzer (Honorary), Sir Edward Elgar, E.M.

Detailed explanation-3: -Order of Merit, British honorary institution founded by Edward VII in 1902 to reward those who provided especially eminent service in the armed forces or particularly distinguished themselves in science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -(December 1, 2022) King Charles III has appointed six new members to the British Order of Merit. They are the final Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBEs) chosen by Queen Elizabeth II. Among them is the world-renowned structural biologist and Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since 2008, he is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and a foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.