Question: Where did the 8th BRICS Summit will be hosted on 15-16 October 2016?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Goa
Ans (d)
Related facts:
- On 22 March 2016 External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj Formally Unveiled India’s BRICS Logo and Launched BRICS Website in New Delhi.
- The 8th BRICS Summit will be hosted in Goa on 15-16 October 2016.
- It may be noted that India has assumed BRICS Chairmanship from the Russian Federation for the year 2016.
- 7th BRICS Summit was held in the beautiful city of Ufa, Russia in July 2015.
- The BRICS Lotus Painted in BRICS country’s colors and symbolizing India’s national flower is designed by Sudeep Gandhi.
- It encompasses the BRICS spirit and will grace all our events through the year.
- During BRICS Chairmanship, well over fifty sectoral meetings will be organized at the Ministerial, official, technical, and track II levels.
- India’s core-theme for the BRICS Chairmanship is – Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions (BRICS).
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138237
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=46757
https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/712154943033987072
http://brics2016.gov.in/8summit.html