{"id":91150,"date":"2025-06-01T10:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91150"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:56","slug":"with-reference-to-a-grouping-of-countries-known-as-brics-consider-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-a-grouping-of-countries-known-as-brics-consider-the\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.<\/li>\n<li>2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 IAS &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The first summit of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009. Rio de Janeiro hosted the fourth BRICS summit in 2012. Statement 2 is correct in the context of the original BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). South Africa was invited to join in December 2010 and formally became a member on April 14, 2011, attending its first summit in Sanya, China, in 2011. Thus, South Africa was the last to join the BRIC grouping to form BRICS-5.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe term &#8220;BRIC&#8221; was coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O&#8217;Neill in 2001. The group&#8217;s first formal meeting was in 2006. As of January 1, 2024, BRICS expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. However, the question likely refers to the grouping as it existed before this expansion.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements : 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-a-grouping-of-countries-known-as-brics-consider-the\/#more-91150\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1468,1226],"class_list":["post-91150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1468","tag-external-sector-of-economy","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B. Statement 1 is incorrect. The first summit of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009. Rio de Janeiro hosted the fourth BRICS summit in 2012. Statement 2 is correct in the context of the original BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). South Africa was invited to join in December 2010 and formally became a member on April 14, 2011, attending its first summit in Sanya, China, in 2011. 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