Archive · 6 Sep 2026
UPSC International Relations Quiz Covers BRICS, EPF and Borders
This article is a practice quiz about international relations.
One question asks about BRICS, a group of emerging economies.
BRICS now has 11 full members and produces a larger share of world GDP than the G7 when measured by purchasing power.
India is preparing to host the 18th BRICS Summit.
Another question explains that the European Peace Facility helps fund EU actions involving the military and defence.
India and Uzbekistan have upgraded their relationship and discussed uranium supplies and trade.
Mount Anak Krakatau is a volcano in Indonesia.
Wacha-Damai is a meeting point used for India-China border discussions.
BRICS has a larger share of global GDP on a PPP basis than the G7, and India is set to host its 18th summit.
BRICS has 11 full members, with Indonesia joining in January 2025; Saudi Arabia was among the countries added in 2024.
The European Peace Facility is an EU funding mechanism for actions with military and defence implications.
The India-Uzbekistan relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, alongside plans for uranium cooperation and a $5 billion trade target.
The quiz identifies Mount Anak Krakatau as being in Indonesia and the Wacha-Damai border meeting point as part of India-China border talks.
- Who
- UPSC Essentials, India, Uzbekistan, BRICS members, the European Union, and India-China border officials are featured.
- What
- The article presents five International Relations multiple-choice questions and explains their answers.
- When
- The quiz refers to developments through 2025-26, including Indonesia’s BRICS membership in January 2025 and the planned BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13.
- Where
- The topics involve BRICS, the European Union, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, and Arunachal Pradesh on the India-China border.
- Why
- The quiz is intended to help UPSC aspirants revise important International Relations topics and current affairs.
- BRICS membership
- BRICS has 11 full members; Indonesia became the 11th member in January 2025.
- BRICS GDP share
- In 2024, expanded BRICS accounted for approximately 36.8% of global GDP on a PPP basis, compared with below 29% for the G7.
- BRICS Summit
- India is preparing to host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
- European Peace Facility
- The EPF is an off-budget EU funding mechanism for actions with military and defence implications under the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
- India-Uzbekistan ties
- The two countries elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a bilateral trade target of $5 billion by 2030.
- Mount Anak Krakatau
- The volcano is located in Indonesia and emerged in the area formerly occupied by Krakatau.
- Wacha-Damai border
- The meeting point is used for India-China Corps Commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh.