UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — De-dollarisation fear

Question 1

As per the IMF's COFER data for the third quarter of 2025, which one of the following currencies had the largest share in global allocated official foreign exchange reserves?

Accepted Answer

US dollar

Answer

Chinese renminbi

Answer

Euro

Answer

Japanese yen

Question 2

As of 2025, following the accession of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, how many full member countries does the BRICS grouping have?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 3

As of 2025, which of the following are correctly identified as BRICS 'partner countries' rather than full members?

Accepted Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

3 only

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — De-dollarisation fear

Q1. As per the IMF's COFER data for the third quarter of 2025, which one of the following currencies had the largest share in global allocated official foreign exchange reserves?

Q2. As of 2025, following the accession of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, how many full member countries does the BRICS grouping have?

Q3. As of 2025, which of the following are correctly identified as BRICS 'partner countries' rather than full members?