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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
European Union was awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -In accordance with Alfred Nobel’s will, the recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. Since 2020 the prize is awarded in the Atrium of the University of Oslo, where it was also awarded 1947–1989; the Abel Prize is also awarded in the building.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its list of winners includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Elihu Root, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Henri La Fontaine, Mikhail Gorbachev, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Wangari Maathai, Barack Obama, Liu Xiaobo, Juan Manuel Santos and Abiy Ahmed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901 to Frédéric Passy and Henry Dunant who shared a Prize of 150, 782 Swedish kronor (equal to 7, 731, 004 kronor in 2008), and most recently in 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

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