UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India Joins BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies to Support Manufacturing and MSMEs

Q1. At the event marking India's accession to the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies, how many signatories signed the Trust Fund Agreement between DPIIT and UNIDO?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q2. In the context of India's accession to the BCIC, the 'Trust Fund Agreement' signed between DPIIT and UNIDO is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A voluntary funding arrangement under which India channels resources to UNIDO to operationalise the BCIC programme
  • B. A bilateral tariff-reduction pact between India and other BRICS member states
  • C. A sovereign guarantee extended by the Reserve Bank of India to UNIDO
  • D. A concessional loan agreement between India and the New Development Bank

Q3. Which one of the following bodies has been designated as the 'India Centre' to spearhead India's engagement with the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies?

  • A. National Productivity Council (NPC)
  • B. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
  • C. National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme)
  • D. Quality Council of India (QCI)

Q4. DPIIT functions as the nodal department primarily responsible for which one of the following?

  • A. Formulation of India's industrial policy and foreign direct investment (FDI) policy
  • B. Negotiation of foreign trade agreements and India's WTO commitments
  • C. Collection of direct taxes and administration of income tax
  • D. Regulation of the securities and capital markets

Q5. UNIDO's renewed mandate of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) was adopted by its member states at the General Conference in which year?

  • A. 2013
  • B. 1966
  • C. 1985
  • D. 2015

Q6. Under its 2026 BRICS Chairship, alongside the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum, how many SME Working Group Meetings is India set to convene?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q7. As stated in official Government of India communications during its 2026 Chairship, BRICS currently comprises how many member countries?

  • A. Nine
  • B. Ten
  • C. Eleven
  • D. Twelve