BRICS Youth Summit 2016: Call to Action

द्वितीय ब्रिक्स युवा शिखर सम्मेलन 2016: कार्यवाई का आग्रह

Question: Recently the BRICS Youth Summit, 2016 was organised in which of the following Indian city?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Lucknow
(c) Guwahati
(d) Imphal
Ans:( c )
Reference:

  • On 1 July 2016 Chief Minister of Assam,Sarbananda Sonowal lit the lamp and declared beginning of the three-day BRICS Youth Summit 2016: Call to Action in Guwahati, India.
  • This was the second BRICS Youth Summit held from 1st to 3rd July, 2016.
  • The Theme for the Summit is “Youth as bridge for Intra-BRICS Exchanges”.
  • The programme for the Summit also includes thematic debates, cultural events, site-visits and interactive sessions with local youth.
  • The first BRICS Youth Summit was held in Russia in 2015.
  • The Indian Youth Delegation was led by minister of state (independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr.Jitendra Singh.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=146609
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2016/jul/p20167401.pdf
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/second-brics-youth-summit-kicks-off-in-guwahati/304107/