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Topic 074 · International Relations & Organisations

BRICS Industrial Centre and Opposition to CBAM

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 2 February 2026 India formally joined the UNIDO-run BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC).
Focus: The National Productivity Council is India's designated centre, helping manufacturers and MSMEs adopt Industry 4.0.
Current Head: Gerd Müller is UNIDO Director General; the General Conference reappointed him for a second term on 23 November 2025.
Key Term: The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been in its definitive phase since January 2026.
Data: India joined BCIC alongside China and Russia under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).
Stakeholders: Under India's 2026 BRICS chairship, ministers opposed CBAM as discriminatory and protectionist. DPIIT signed for India.
India Link: MSMEs contribute about 30% of India's GDP, so Industry 4.0 support targets a technology-adoption gap.
Headquarters: UNIDO is headquartered in Vienna, Austria; the BRICS New Development Bank is in Shanghai, China.
Founded: UNIDO was set up by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and became a specialised agency in 1985.
Landmark: The BRICS New Development Bank was created by an agreement signed at the 2014 Fortaleza summit.
Articles: CBAM is established by Regulation (EU) 2023/956; its transitional reporting phase began on 1 October 2023.
Doctrine: Common but differentiated responsibilities (Rio Declaration, 1992) is the principle BRICS cite against unilateral carbon border taxes.

Question 1 of 10

On 2 February 2026 India formally joined which UNIDO-run centre?

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Answer: (A) BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies

Core Trigger: On 2 February 2026 India formally joined the UNIDO-run BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Which body is India's designated centre?

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Answer: (B) National Productivity Council

Focus: The National Productivity Council is India's designated centre, helping manufacturers and MSMEs adopt Industry 4.0.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the UNIDO Director General?

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Answer: (D) Gerd Müller

Current Head: Gerd Müller is UNIDO Director General; the General Conference reappointed him for a second term on 23 November 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Since when has the EU's CBAM been in its definitive phase?

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Answer: (B) January 2026

Key Term: The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been in its definitive phase since January 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 4

Question 5 of 10

India joined BCIC alongside China and Russia under which BRICS partnership?

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Answer: (D) PartNIR

Data: India joined BCIC alongside China and Russia under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Under India's 2026 BRICS chairship, ministers opposed CBAM. 2. They called CBAM beneficial and non-discriminatory.

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Answer: (B) Only 1

Stakeholders: Under India's 2026 BRICS chairship, ministers opposed CBAM as discriminatory and protectionist. DPIIT signed for India.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is UNIDO headquartered?

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Answer: (B) Vienna

Headquarters: UNIDO is headquartered in Vienna, Austria; the BRICS New Development Bank is in Shanghai, China.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year did the UN General Assembly set up UNIDO?

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Answer: (A) 1966

Founded: UNIDO was set up by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and became a specialised agency in 1985.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The BRICS New Development Bank was created by an agreement signed at which 2014 summit?

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Answer: (D) Fortaleza

Landmark: The BRICS New Development Bank was created by an agreement signed at the 2014 Fortaleza summit.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Common but differentiated responsibilities comes from the 1992 Rio Declaration. 2. BRICS cite it against unilateral carbon border taxes.

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Answer: (A) Both 1 and 2

Doctrine: Common but differentiated responsibilities (Rio Declaration, 1992) is the principle BRICS cite against unilateral carbon border taxes.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 074, point 12

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