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Which of the following is NOT among the subjects the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will discuss?

  1. A.Institutional resilience
  2. B.AI governance
  3. C.A common monetary union
  4. D.South-South cooperation

Correct answer

C. A common monetary union

Explanation

The correct answer is a common monetary union, which is not on this Forum's agenda. The subjects before the Forum are institutional resilience, AI governance, South-South cooperation and sustainability, and all four are guided by the four pillars of India's BRICS Chairship. Option A, institutional resilience, is about the strength of public institutions in difficult conditions. Option B, AI governance, covers the rules and oversight that artificial intelligence needs. Option D, South-South cooperation, refers to cooperation among developing countries in trade, technology and knowledge. Sustainability completes the set. A monetary union is a far more specific economic arrangement and finds no place in the list, though it is the sort of plausible-sounding option that tempts a candidate who remembers only that the Forum discusses economic matters. Learn the four together as a group of four, which also matches the four pillars of the Chairship.

Read the full article: 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum Under India's Chairship

Practice Questions

Q2.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which office does Shri Om Birla, who wrote on the role of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, hold?

  1. A.Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  2. B.Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  3. C.Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
  4. D.Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: A. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Shri Om Birla is the Lok Sabha Speaker, and it was in that capacity that he wrote on the Forum's role in strengthening parliamentary dialogue and cooperation among BRICS member and partner countries, with the agenda of institutional resilience, AI governance, South-South cooperation and sustainability guided by the four pillars…

Q3.Summits & ConferencesHard

Which of the following was recommended by the session on Model Municipal Law at the National Urban Conclave 2026?

  1. A.Empowering Mayors with five-year tenures and clearly defined executive powers
  2. B.Abolishing Ward and Zonal Committees in large cities
  3. C.Transferring municipal water supply to the Union Government
  4. D.Ending self-certification in building approvals
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Correct answer: A. Empowering Mayors with five-year tenures and clearly defined executive powers

The session on Model Municipal Law recommended exactly that, together with stronger devolution of municipal functions, better coordination with parastatal agencies, more fiscal autonomy and own-source revenues, adequate technical staffing and a revision of the Model Municipal Law, 2003 through state-level consultations.

Q4.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Urban Conclave 2026 with which Indian organisation?

  1. A.Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
  2. B.All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
  3. C.Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)
  4. D.NITI Aayog
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Correct answer: C. Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)

The memorandum of understanding signed with JICA strengthens technical cooperation in promoting the circular use of treated used water, which is the same theme as the Used Water Marketplace opened under AMRUT 2.0 on that day.