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Current Affairs UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

BRICS Summit was held in March 2013 in

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Option B: Durban

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Durban”.
The fifth Summit of BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India and China and South Africa Group, concluded on 26-27 March 2013 in Durban, South Africa.

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