Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS?

The correct answer is Option (3) → Bhutan

Bhutan is not a member of BRICS. The group takes its name from the first letters of its members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Note: This question framed by NTA is outside NCERT: BRICS is not in any NCERT book – the pre-rationalised, the 2023-24 (which NTA followed in 2024), 2025-26 or 2026-27 edition. Brazil, Russia and China appear in the book only as countries, not as members of this group.