{"id":84728,"date":"2025-06-01T02:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84728"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:47:20","slug":"brexit-refers-to-the-great-britain-leaving-which-one-of-the-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/brexit-refers-to-the-great-britain-leaving-which-one-of-the-following\/","title":{"rendered":"BREXIT refers to the Great Britain leaving which one of the following?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BREXIT refers to the Great Britain leaving which one of the following?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;International Monetary Fund&#8221; option2=&#8221;Commonwealth&#8221; option3=&#8221;World Trade Organization&#8221; option4=&#8221;European Union&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBREXIT is a portmanteau of &#8220;British exit&#8221; and refers to the United Kingdom&#8217;s withdrawal from the European Union. 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