Which office does Shri Om Birla, who wrote on the role of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, hold?
- A.Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- B.Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- C.Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- D.Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
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Explanation
The correct answer is 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 of India's BRICS Chairship. Option B, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, is a presiding office of the Upper House and is not his. Option C, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, is a ministerial post in the Council of Ministers, a different kind of office altogether from a presiding officer. Option D, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, belongs to the largest party outside the government. For parliamentary diplomacy questions it helps to remember that the Speaker leads the Lok Sabha's engagement with foreign legislatures.
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Practice Questions
Which edition of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum is being held under India's BRICS Chairship?
- A.10th
- B.11th
- C.12th
- D.14th
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The Forum in question is the twelfth edition of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum, and the Lok Sabha Speaker has written about the part it plays in strengthening parliamentary dialogue and cooperation among the grouping's member and partner countries.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT among the subjects the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will discuss?
- A.Institutional resilience
- B.AI governance
- C.A common monetary union
- D.South-South cooperation
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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.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was recommended by the session on Model Municipal Law at the National Urban Conclave 2026?
- A.Empowering Mayors with five-year tenures and clearly defined executive powers
- B.Abolishing Ward and Zonal Committees in large cities
- C.Transferring municipal water supply to the Union Government
- D.Ending self-certification in building approvals
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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.
Read the full explanation →The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Urban Conclave 2026 with which Indian organisation?
- A.Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
- B.All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- C.Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)
- D.NITI Aayog
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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.
Read the full explanation →How many Street Food Hubs under PM SVANidhi had their development formally commenced at the National Urban Conclave 2026?
- A.12
- B.15
- C.18
- D.24
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On the second and concluding day of the conclave, the development of the eighteen selected Street Food Hubs under PM SVANidhi was formally commenced, and the release of the first tranche of funds marked the formal start of project implementation.
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