World Currencies, Countries and Organizations
What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard World Currencies, Countries and Organizations MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa?”
The accepted answer is C. BRICS. BRICS is the fact required by “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa” (option C). Option A (“China”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of BRICS. Option B (“Italy”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of BRICS. Remaining alternatives (Saudi Arabia) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once BRICS is identified. World Currencies, Countries and Organizations questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. World Currencies, Countries and Organizations recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
- A. China
Why not A: “China” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. BRICS. BRICS is the fact required by “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa” (option C). Option A
- B. Italy
Why not B: “Italy” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. BRICS. BRICS is the fact required by “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa” (option C). Option A
- C. BRICS ✓
- D. Saudi Arabia
Why not D: “Saudi Arabia” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. BRICS. BRICS is the fact required by “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa” (option C). Option A
Correct answer
C. BRICS
Explanation
BRICS is the fact required by “What is the name for an acronym for an association of major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa” (option C). Option A (“China”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of BRICS. Option B (“Italy”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of BRICS. Remaining alternatives (Saudi Arabia) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once BRICS is identified. World Currencies, Countries and Organizations questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. World Currencies, Countries and Organizations recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
Source: General Knowledge Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, General Knowledge, NTS, World Currencies, Countries and Organizations
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