UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Centre extends RoDTEP scheme by six months

Q1. Which authority issues the notifications operationalising the rates and value caps under the RoDTEP scheme?

  • A. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
  • B. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
  • C. Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)
  • D. Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS)

Q2. Under RoDTEP, the transferable duty credit e-scrips earned by exporters are primarily maintained in the electronic ledger of which portal?

  • A. ICEGATE (Indian Customs Electronic Gateway)
  • B. GeM (Government e-Marketplace)
  • C. GSTN (Goods and Services Tax Network)
  • D. SAMADHAAN portal

Q3. In the WTO dispute DS541 (India – Export Related Measures), how many of India's export schemes did the panel find to constitute prohibited export subsidies?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q4. By how many months did the DGFT's 1 April 2026 notification extend RoDTEP benefits for eligible exporters?

  • A. Three months
  • B. Six months
  • C. Nine months
  • D. Twelve months

Q5. Consider the following categories in the context of the April 2026 RoDTEP extension. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as eligible for benefits under the scheme?

  1. Exporters in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA)
  2. Advance Authorisation holders
  3. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units
  4. Re-exported goods that are merely transhipped through India
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. Consider the following statements about the institutional framework of RoDTEP. Which one of the above is NOT correct?

  1. The DGFT, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, notifies RoDTEP rates.
  2. The CBIC administers the issuance of duty credit scrips under the scheme.
  3. RoDTEP rates are notified as a percentage of the FOB value of exported goods.
  4. The Reserve Bank of India determines the RoDTEP rate for each tariff line.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4

Q7. RoDTEP is administered by the DGFT functioning under which Union ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • B. Ministry of Finance
  • C. Ministry of Textiles
  • D. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Q8. Subsidies contingent upon export performance are prohibited under which provision of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)?

  • A. Article 3.1(a)
  • B. Article 3.2
  • C. Article 5
  • D. Article 6.3

Q9. Following the West Asia/Red Sea disruptions that prompted the 2026 RoDTEP relief, which became the principal default re-routing for Asia–Europe container shipping?

  • A. Around the Cape of Good Hope
  • B. Through the Strait of Hormuz
  • C. Through the Suez Canal
  • D. Through the Panama Canal

Q10. Consider the following statements comparing RoDTEP with RoSCTL. Which one of the above is NOT correct?

  1. RoSCTL covers exports of apparel/garments (Chapters 61, 62) and made-ups (Chapter 63).
  2. These chapters covered by RoSCTL are kept in exclusion of RoDTEP.
  3. RoSCTL is implemented by the Department of Revenue through transferable Duty Credit Scrips.
  4. RoDTEP is administered by the Ministry of Textiles.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4

Q11. Consider the following statements regarding the fiscal and budgetary features of RoDTEP. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The budgetary allocation for RoDTEP in FY2025-26 was about ₹18,233 crore.
  2. Benefits are disbursed as transferable duty credit e-scrips, which helps cap the scheme's fiscal exposure.
  3. The Union Budget raised the RoDTEP allocation to ₹25,000 crore for FY2026-27.
  4. In FY2024-25 RoDTEP covered over 10,600 tariff lines at the 8-digit ITC(HS) level.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4