India-Egypt bilateral merchandise trade during April to September 2026 stood at what value?
- A.USD 2.60 billion
- B.USD 3.87 billion
- C.USD 5.04 billion
- D.USD 6.40 billion
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Explanation
The correct answer is USD 5.04 billion. Bilateral merchandise trade between India and Egypt during April to September 2026 reached that level, which is a growth of 64 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year. Option A, USD 2.60 billion, is India's imports from Egypt in FY 2025-26, not the total of the half year. Option B, USD 3.87 billion, is India's exports to Egypt in the same financial year, again only one leg of the trade. Option D is not a figure given anywhere in the data, which is sourced from DGCIS. Candidates should also note the composition: India mainly sells meat and poultry products, petroleum products, organic chemicals, cotton and machinery to Egypt, while it mainly buys crude petroleum, fertilisers, cotton and mineral products from Egypt.
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Practice Questions
Which session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee is being held in Cairo in November 2026?
- A.5th Session
- B.6th Session
- C.7th Session
- D.9th Session
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The 7th Session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee is to be held in Cairo on 15 November 2026 and will be co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh.
Read the full explanation →Who will co-chair the 7th India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee session along with Union Minister Piyush Goyal?
- A.Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade
- B.Egypt's Minister of Petroleum
- C.The President of Afreximbank
- D.The Prime Minister of Egypt
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The correct answer is Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh, who will co-chair the session in Cairo on 15 November 2026 with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.
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- A.Giorgia Meloni
- B.Antonio Tajani
- C.Anna Maria Bernini
- D.Alina Serban
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The correct answer is Anna Maria Bernini, who holds the portfolio of University and Research in the Italian government and took part both in the bilateral meeting and in the concluding session of the Dialogue.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the first inter-governmental agreement on science and technology between India and Italy signed?
- A.1968
- B.1978
- C.1991
- D.2003
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That agreement laid the foundation of scientific cooperation between the two countries and provides for sharing experience in research, development and innovation policy, the exchange of scientists and researchers, industrial research, joint research and development projects and joint workshops.
Read the full explanation →In which city was the Second India-Italy Science and Innovation Dialogue 2026 held?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Rome
- C.Milan
- D.Florence
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