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12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum to be held at Parliament complex

26 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 నిమి · GS2: Polity – Parliament; International groupings

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12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum to be held at Parliament complex

India hosts the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum; Speaker Om Birla holds bilateral meetings.

Why it matters: general awareness

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What you need to know

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The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum is being held in the Parliament House complex in New Delhi.

Ahead of it, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met his counterparts from Cuba and Russia.

India and Russia are marking the 80th anniversary of bilateral ties, and Cuba is seeking support for its UN General Assembly resolution against the US economic blockade.

మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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Remember these

  • BRICS
  • parliamentary forum
  • Om Birla
  • Lok Sabha Speaker
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How the exam will ask it

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  • BRICS, parliamentary forum, Om Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker

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Use as an example in GA answers (GS2: Polity – Parliament; International groupings).

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the members of the House from among themselves.
  2. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India, ex officio.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
సమాధానం చూడండి

సమాధానం: C — Correct: Both 1 and 2 — Both are correct: Lok Sabha elects its Speaker (Article 93) and the Vice-President is ex officio Rajya Sabha Chairman (Article 89). • 1 only — wrong: Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is also true, so '1 only' is incomplete. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 2 is true, but statement 1 is also true, so '2 only' is incomplete. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Neither-option is wrong because both statements match Articles 93 and 89 of the Constitution.

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