UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Amid war, India sends out invites for BRICS meetings

Question 1

Which one of the following Union ministries is the nodal ministry organising India's 2026 BRICS Chairship and hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Question 2

Consider the following countries:
1. Belarus
2. Vietnam
3. Argentina
4. Kazakhstan
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as BRICS Partner Countries inducted in 2025?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

3 only

Question 3

Under whose chairship did Indonesia formally join BRICS as its tenth full member in January 2025, immediately preceding India's 2026 Chairship?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Answer

Russia

Answer

South Africa

Answer

India

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Amid war, India sends out invites for BRICS meetings

Q1. Which one of the following Union ministries is the nodal ministry organising India's 2026 BRICS Chairship and hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi?

Q2. Consider the following countries: 1. Belarus 2. Vietnam 3. Argentina 4. Kazakhstan Which of the above is/are correctly identified as BRICS Partner Countries inducted in 2025?

Q3. Under whose chairship did Indonesia formally join BRICS as its tenth full member in January 2025, immediately preceding India's 2026 Chairship?