UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India turned to Trump aide’s firm during standoff with Pak.

Question 1

Which one of the following entities formally contracted SHW Partners LLC as a registered foreign agent under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act in April 2025?

Accepted Answer

Embassy of India, Washington D.C.

Answer

Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi

Answer

Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi

Answer

National Security Council Secretariat, New Delhi

Question 2

With reference to the SHW Partners LLC outreach on behalf of the Indian Embassy on May 10, 2025, consider the following pairings of U.S. officials and their designations:
1. Susie Wiles — White House Chief of Staff
2. Jamieson Greer — United States Secretary of State
3. Ricky Gill — National Security Council official
4. Steven Cheung — Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Which of the above pairs are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

In the context of the recent disclosure relating to India's engagement of a U.S. lobbying firm, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is best described as a statute that requires:

Accepted Answer

Persons acting as agents of foreign principals in a political or quasi-political capacity within the United States to publicly disclose their relationship, activities, receipts and disbursements

Answer

U.S. citizens lobbying foreign governments abroad to register annually with the U.S. State Department

Answer

Foreign nationals residing in the United States on work visas to register their employment details with the Department of Homeland Security

Answer

Foreign corporations receiving U.S. federal contracts to disclose their beneficial ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission

Question 4

Filings made by foreign agents such as SHW Partners LLC under the Foreign Agents Registration Act are submitted to, and administered by, which one of the following U.S. authorities?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Department of Justice

Answer

U.S. Department of State

Answer

U.S. Federal Election Commission

Answer

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India turned to Trump aide’s firm during standoff with Pak.

Q1. Which one of the following entities formally contracted SHW Partners LLC as a registered foreign agent under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act in April 2025?

Q3. In the context of the recent disclosure relating to India's engagement of a U.S. lobbying firm, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is best described as a statute that requires:

Q4. Filings made by foreign agents such as SHW Partners LLC under the Foreign Agents Registration Act are submitted to, and administered by, which one of the following U.S. authorities?