UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Visit of Indian delegation for discussions on Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India-United States (U.S.) from 20th-23rd April 2026 at Washington D.C.

Question 1

Negotiations for the India–U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) are led on the Indian side by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Answer

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance

Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Answer

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Question 2

The first round of BTA negotiations between India's Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative in New Delhi (March 2025) was conducted over exactly how many days?

Accepted Answer

Four days

Answer

Two days

Answer

Three days

Answer

Six days

Question 3

In the first round of BTA negotiations held in March 2025, the United States side was represented by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

Answer

United States Department of Commerce

Answer

United States International Trade Commission

Answer

United States Trade and Development Agency

Question 4

In the context of India–U.S. trade relations, the term 'Mission 500' refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The goal of more than doubling bilateral trade to USD 500 billion by 2030

Answer

India's commitment to purchase USD 500 billion of U.S. goods over five years

Answer

A USD 500 billion U.S. foreign direct investment target in Indian infrastructure

Answer

Elimination of tariffs on 500 identified product lines by both countries

Question 5

Under the framework for the Interim Agreement (Joint Statement, February 2026), India intends to purchase U.S. goods worth about USD 500 billion over five years spanning exactly how many broad product categories?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Seven

Answer

Ten

Question 6

The framework for the India–U.S. Interim Agreement, reaffirming the broader BTA launched in February 2025, was set out in a Joint Statement issued in which month and year?

Accepted Answer

February 2026

Answer

February 2025

Answer

October 2025

Answer

April 2026

Question 7

India's benefits under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), withdrawn in 2019, are conventionally described by how many of the following attributes — unilateral, non-reciprocal, non-discriminatory, and legally binding?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

One

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Question 8

Bilateral free-trade agreements such as the proposed India–U.S. BTA are permitted as an exception to the WTO's Most-Favoured-Nation obligation under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Article XXIV of GATT 1994

Answer

Article I of GATT 1994

Answer

Article III of GATT 1994

Answer

Article XI of GATT 1994

Question 9

During the April 2026 Washington round, discussions between India and the U.S. covered exactly how many broad negotiating areas as officially listed?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Answer

Nine

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Visit of Indian delegation for discussions on Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India-United States (U.S.) from 20th-23rd April 2026 at Washington D.C.

Q1. Negotiations for the India–U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) are led on the Indian side by which one of the following?

Q2. The first round of BTA negotiations between India's Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative in New Delhi (March 2025) was conducted over exactly how many days?

Q3. In the first round of BTA negotiations held in March 2025, the United States side was represented by which one of the following?

Q4. In the context of India–U.S. trade relations, the term 'Mission 500' refers to which one of the following?

Q5. Under the framework for the Interim Agreement (Joint Statement, February 2026), India intends to purchase U.S. goods worth about USD 500 billion over five years spanning exactly how many broad product categories?

Q6. The framework for the India–U.S. Interim Agreement, reaffirming the broader BTA launched in February 2025, was set out in a Joint Statement issued in which month and year?

Q7. India's benefits under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), withdrawn in 2019, are conventionally described by how many of the following attributes — unilateral, non-reciprocal, non-discriminatory, and legally binding?

Q8. Bilateral free-trade agreements such as the proposed India–U.S. BTA are permitted as an exception to the WTO's Most-Favoured-Nation obligation under which one of the following?

Q9. During the April 2026 Washington round, discussions between India and the U.S. covered exactly how many broad negotiating areas as officially listed?