UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders of U.K. and UAE
Q1. The India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in July 2025, was signed on behalf of the Government of India by which one of the following?
- A. Minister of External Affairs
- B. Minister of Commerce and Industry
- C. Minister of Finance
- D. Commerce Secretary
Q2. With reference to the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), consider the following statements:
1. CEPA was signed before CETA, and was the first such trade agreement India concluded with a Gulf nation.
2. CETA, unlike CEPA, was already operationalised within three months of its signing.
3. India–UAE bilateral trade crossed USD 100 billion in FY 2024–25, while India–UK bilateral trade stood at around USD 56 billion at the time CETA was signed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- CEPA was signed before CETA, and was the first such trade agreement India concluded with a Gulf nation.
- CETA, unlike CEPA, was already operationalised within three months of its signing.
- India–UAE bilateral trade crossed USD 100 billion in FY 2024–25, while India–UK bilateral trade stood at around USD 56 billion at the time CETA was signed.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. In the context of the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the term 'Double Contribution Convention' refers to which one of the following?
- A. An arrangement avoiding double taxation of corporate profits earned in both jurisdictions
- B. An arrangement sparing Indian professionals on short-term UK assignments from paying social security contributions in both countries
- C. A mechanism allowing both countries to make matching contributions to a joint trade-promotion fund
- D. A safeguard provision allowing both sides to impose countervailing duties on subsidised imports
Q4. Which one of the following was India's first Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed with a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
- A. India–Saudi Arabia CEPA
- B. India–Oman CEPA
- C. India–UAE CEPA
- D. India–Qatar CEPA
Q5. With reference to the India–UK CETA (2025) and the India–UAE CEPA (2022), which of the following are correctly identified as features of these agreements?
1. CETA provides duty-free access for about 99% of India's exports to the UK.
2. CETA targets doubling India–UK bilateral trade from about USD 56 billion to USD 112 billion by 2030.
3. India–UAE CEPA entered into force on 1 May 2022, less than three months after its signing.
4. The third meeting of the Joint Committee under the India–UAE CEPA recorded that bilateral trade crossed USD 100 billion in FY 2024–25.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- CETA provides duty-free access for about 99% of India's exports to the UK.
- CETA targets doubling India–UK bilateral trade from about USD 56 billion to USD 112 billion by 2030.
- India–UAE CEPA entered into force on 1 May 2022, less than three months after its signing.
- The third meeting of the Joint Committee under the India–UAE CEPA recorded that bilateral trade crossed USD 100 billion in FY 2024–25.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4