UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Holds Bilateral Meetings with BRICS Counterparts; Calls for Stronger Cooperation on Labour, Skills and Digital Public Infrastructure

Q1. As of its 2026 chairship of BRICS, how many times has India assumed the chairship (presidency) of the grouping?

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

Q2. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates became full members of the BRICS grouping with effect from which year?

  • A. 2010
  • B. 2023
  • C. 2024
  • D. 2025

Q3. Under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship, which of the following is/are correctly matched as an event and its host city?

  1. 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting — Hyderabad
  2. 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting — Gurugram
  3. BRICS Leaders' Summit 2026 — Mumbai
  4. First BRICS Health Working Group Meeting 2026 — New Delhi
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. BRICS CONNECT (the BRICS Cooperation Network for Capacity Building, Employability, and New Skills & Technologies), launched at the 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting, is operationalised on India's side exclusively by which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • C. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs

Q5. As stated by the Government of India, India has signed MoUs/agreements for cooperation on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) with how many countries?

  • A. 8
  • B. 18
  • C. 23
  • D. 46

Q6. The 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit, held in Hyderabad in July 2026 alongside the Labour Ministers' Meeting, was hosted in India under the aegis of which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs