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3 questions · 2014 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: International Conflicts & Security (2)International Organisations & Groupings (1)
UPSC 2014 · Q11 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

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?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only
UPSC 2014 · Q34 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from

(a) Egypt
(b) Lebanon
(c) Syria
(d) Tunisia
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Answer: (d) Tunisia
UPSC 2014 · Q36 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Consider the following pairs : Region often in news

  1. Chechnya
  2. Darfur
  3. Swat Valley

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (a) 1 only