In the context of the NSTCC dashboards, what does SCOMET stand for?
- A.Strategic Commodities, Metals and Export Technologies
- B.Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies
- C.Specified Commercial Materials and Engineering Trade
- D.Security Controlled Materials, Equipment and Trade
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Explanation
The correct answer is Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies. SCOMET is the list under which India regulates the export of dual-use and strategically sensitive items, and its dashboard is one of those placed on the command centre in the first phase, alongside the Importer Exporter Code, Advance Authorisation, Export Promotion Capital Goods, Certificate of Origin and restricted imports and exports. While reviewing this dashboard the Minister asked the Inter-Ministerial Committee to meet as often as every week so that pending applications are cleared quickly. Options A, C and D are invented expansions that mix plausible-sounding words such as strategic, commercial and security, but none of them is the official form. Candidates should learn the expansion exactly, because the abbreviation appears often in questions on India foreign trade policy.
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Practice Questions
Where was the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) launched?
- A.Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
- B.Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
- C.Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
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The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the National Strategic Trade Command Centre there, in the presence of the Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal, and the Director General of Foreign Trade, Lav Agarwal.
Read the full explanation →Which department has developed the National Strategic Trade Command Centre?
- A.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- B.Department of Commerce
- C.Department of Revenue
- D.Department of Economic Affairs
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The platform consolidates information on trade performance, export promotion schemes, regulatory approvals and application processing, and it is being run on existing digital infrastructure such as the systems of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and the Trade Connect ePlatform.
Read the full explanation →India cumulative exports during April to September of 2026-27 are estimated at:
- A.418.31 billion dollars
- B.476.20 billion dollars
- C.551.13 billion dollars
- D.259.89 billion dollars
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The correct answer is 476.20 billion dollars, the estimate for merchandise and services exports together over the first six months of the financial year, a growth of 13.84 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Which group of exports recorded the highest percentage growth in September 2026?
- A.Engineering goods
- B.Petroleum products
- C.Electronic goods
- D.Drugs and pharmaceuticals
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This was the steepest rise among the major commodity groups and made electronics the single biggest driver of merchandise export growth.
Read the full explanation →What were India total exports of merchandise and services in September 2026?
- A.72.76 billion dollars
- B.80.75 billion dollars
- C.94.05 billion dollars
- D.44.40 billion dollars
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The correct answer is 80.75 billion dollars, the estimate for merchandise and services exports taken together in the month, which works out to growth of 10.99 per cent over the same month of the previous year.
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