What was adopted as the major outcome of the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
- A.The New Delhi Declaration on Patents
- B.The Updated Operational Guidelines
- C.The BRICS Charter on Copyright
- D.A single BRICS patent office
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Updated Operational Guidelines. The release names their adoption as a major outcome of the deliberations, and explains their purpose: to guide result-oriented cooperation among the member offices, to promote cross-border innovation, and to strengthen joint efforts in shaping global intellectual property standards. Options A and C are invented documents that sound plausible because international meetings frequently produce declarations and charters, but neither appears in the release. Option D is wrong and is worth understanding rather than merely eliminating: the meeting worked on cooperation between existing offices, including a study on reinforced patent examination cooperation meant to streamline processes, cut backlogs and improve the exchange of search results, but it did not create any single BRICS patent office.
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Practice Questions
Which city hosted the 18th Meeting of Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries?
- A.Moscow
- B.New Delhi
- C.Johannesburg
- D.Rio de Janeiro
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The three-day meeting was held there from 1 to 3 September 2026, hosted by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, which functions under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Read the full explanation →Approximately how many delegates participated in the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
- A.15
- B.25
- C.35
- D.55
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The release states that about that many delegates took part in the meeting, through a mix of virtual and physical formats.
Read the full explanation →Which of these was NOT among the new projects deliberated at the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
- A.BRICS Intellectual Property Awareness Series
- B.IP BRICS FinTech Innovation Monitor
- C.BRICS Industrial Property Commercialisation Forum
- D.BRICS Common Currency Patent Fund
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The new projects on which deliberations concluded were the BRICS Intellectual Property Awareness Series, the IP BRICS FinTech Innovation Monitor, the BRICS Industrial Property Commercialisation Forum and Best Practices Repository, initiatives on intellectual property policies for public health and development, research on the design systems of BRICS countries, and a…
Read the full explanation →Who is the Minister of State for Coal and Mines who spoke at the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers in Goa?
- A.Keshav Chandra
- B.Satish Chandra Dubey
- C.G. Kishan Reddy
- D.Pralhad Joshi
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At the conference he stressed that States must make collective efforts to speed up mining initiatives and help the country become self-reliant in minerals.
Read the full explanation →At the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy called for faster mineral exploration mainly in view of the growing demand for which category of minerals?
- A.Fuel minerals such as coal
- B.Minor minerals
- C.Critical minerals
- D.Atomic minerals
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Speaking at the conference in Goa, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said the Centre and the States must work together to expedite mineral exploration, particularly because demand for critical minerals is growing.
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