Consider the following statements:
- 1. The Fifth Summit of BRICS (2013) was held in Durban.
- 2. Dr. Manmohan Singh became the only head of States or head of Government to attend all BRICS Summits held so far.
- 3. The theme of Fifth Summit of BRICS was “BRICS and Africa : Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC CAPF – 2013
– Statement 2: The first BRIC summit was in 2009. South Africa joined in 2010, attending from the 2011 summit. Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 and attended all BRICS summits from the first one in 2009 to the 6th one in 2014. Looking at the leaders of other member countries, leaders like Lula da Silva (Brazil), Dmitry Medvedev/Vladimir Putin (Russia), and Hu Jintao/Xi Jinping (China) were in power during different periods covering these summits. For instance, Xi Jinping became President of China in 2013 and attended the 2013 summit. Given the changes in leadership in Brazil, Russia, and China during the period from 2009 up to the 5th summit in 2013, Dr. Manmohan Singh appears to be the only head of state/government among the original members (or expanded members up to 2011) who attended all the first five summits. This statement is correct in the context up to the 5th summit.
– Statement 3: The theme of the 5th BRICS summit in Durban (2013) was “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization”. This statement is correct.
– Since all three statements are correct, the correct option is A.