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Question 3

The 'Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of

AOptions

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A) ASEAN
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B) BRICS
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C) OECD
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D) WTO

BSolution

The 'Fortaleza Declaration' was issued at the 6th BRICS summit, which was held in Fortaleza, Brazil, in July 2014. A key outcome of this summit and the declaration was the agreement to establish the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA), aimed at providing financial support to member countries and promoting sustainable development. Therefore, the declaration is directly related to the affairs of BRICS.

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CStrategy

For questions about international declarations or agreements, link them to the relevant international organization or grouping. These types of questions often appear as current affairs, especially when a significant summit or event has recently taken place or yielded important outcomes.

DSyllabus Analysis

This question falls under Current Events of National and International Importance, specifically international organizations and groupings (BRICS).

EQuestion Analysis

Easy. The Fortaleza Declaration and the establishment of the NDB were major news items related to BRICS around the time the paper would have been set.