Q. The Doomsday Clock was established by which organization?
Answer: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS)
Notes: The Doomsday Clock was moved to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest ever to global catastrophe, by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS). The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock showing how close humanity is to destruction, with midnight representing doomsday. Its hands move based on threats like nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies. The clock was created in 1947 by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS). Since 1947, it has been reset 27 times. BAS is a nonprofit founded in 1945 by Atomic Scientists of Chicago at the University of Chicago.

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