Which two cities of Madhya Pradesh included in 'town of export excellence' ?
- (a)Dewas - Indore
- (b)Sagar - Ratlam
- (c)Rewa - Satna
- (d)Guna - Shivpuri
Correct — A, Dewas and Indore. Under India's central Foreign Trade Policy these are the two Madhya Pradesh towns notified as Towns of Export Excellence (TEE) — Dewas for pharmaceuticals and Indore for soya meal and soya products. TEE status is given to towns whose exports of a specific product cross a high value threshold, so they receive focused export-promotion support.
- (b)Sagar - Ratlam — Neither Sagar nor Ratlam is a notified Town of Export Excellence for Madhya Pradesh.
- (c)Rewa - Satna — Satna is a well-known cement hub but is not a TEE; this pair is not on the list.
- (d)Guna - Shivpuri — Neither town figures among the notified Towns of Export Excellence.
A Town of Export Excellence (TEE) is an instrument of India's Foreign Trade Policy. Towns producing and exporting a notified product above a value threshold are recognised as TEEs so that export infrastructure and promotion can be concentrated there. Madhya Pradesh has two such towns — Indore and Dewas.
The question rewards a precise anchor: MP's TEE pair is Indore (soya) + Dewas (pharma). Because all four options pair familiar MP cities, only the memorised fact separates the correct choice.
- TEEs are recognised under India's Foreign Trade Policy (Ministry of Commerce and Industry / DGFT).
- MP's two TEEs: Dewas (pharmaceuticals) and Indore (soya meal and soya products).
- The recognition threshold is exports worth about ₹750 crore or more in a product.
- TEEs receive priority export-promotion and infrastructure support.
- Assuming the state capital Bhopal must be a TEE.
- Picking cement-hub Satna as an export-excellence town.
MPPSC asks which MP towns are TEE; UPSC frames TEE as a Foreign Trade Policy concept (its purpose or threshold).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Towns of Export Excellence in India are recognised under which policy?
- (a)Foreign Trade Policy
- (b)National Industrial Policy
- (c)National Manufacturing Policy
- (d)Startup India Policy
Answer(a) Foreign Trade Policy — TEEs are an instrument of the FTP, administered by the DGFT.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Madhya Pradesh is India's largest producer of which oilseed, central to Indore's export basket?
- (a)Soybean
- (b)Groundnut
- (c)Mustard
- (d)Sunflower
Answer(a) Soybean — MP leads the country in soybean output, earning it the tag 'Soya Pradesh'.