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Q97 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS;I.16th BRICS Summit was held under the Chairship of Russia in Kazan.II.Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS.III.The theme of the 16th BRICS Summit was Strengthening Multiculturalism for Just Global Development and Security.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A I and II
B II and III
C I and III
D I only

Correct answer: (a) I and II

Explanation

  1. A

    I and II

    I and II. Kazan 2024 under Russia’s chair, and Indonesia as a full member. The official theme line in III is not keyed.

  2. B

    II and III

    II and III. III fails.

  3. C

    I and III

    I and III. III fails.

  4. D

    I only

    I only. II is also keyed.

Summary. Official Set A key is (a) I and II. The 16th BRICS Summit was in Kazan under Russia’s chairship (I). Indonesia has become a full member (II). Statement III garbles the summit theme (it was not ‘Strengthening Multiculturalism…’). So I and II, not I and III.

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