Current Affairs & Schemes • Topic 4 of 4

Appointments & Summits

SSC asks about the official ROLE behind an appointment and about recurring international groupings — facts that stay valid. For the latest office-holders and summit hosts, rely on monthly current-affairs updates.

International groupings

GroupingMembers / region
BRICSBrazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
QUADIndia, USA, Japan, Australia
G2020 major economies
SAARCSouth Asian nations
ASEANSouth-East Asian nations
Learn membership, not the news. Who chairs G20 this year changes; the members of BRICS/QUAD/ASEAN don't. Memorise the membership lists and top up with the latest summit hosts from a monthly digest.

✅ Solved examples

1. What does BRICS stand for?
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
2. Which grouping consists of India, the US, Japan and Australia?
The QUAD.
3. G20 is a group of how many major economies?
Twenty.
4. SAARC is a regional grouping of which region?
South Asia.

✏️ Practice — try these, take hints as needed

1. The "C" in BRICS stands for?
Most populous historically.
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China
2. ASEAN is a grouping of which region?
South-East Asia.
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South-East Asia
3. The QUAD includes India, USA, Japan and ___.
Oceania.
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Australia
4. G20 comprises how many economies?
Number in the name.
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20
5. BRICS includes which two of the largest countries by area/population?
R and C.
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Russia and China

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