Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

The host country of the 9th BRICS summit is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: China

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “China”.
The host country of the 9th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit is:

(a) China

The 9th BRICS summit was held in Xiamen, China, in September 2017.

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