The candidates perf armed  well in part A of the question which required 
differentiation of balance of trade and balance of payment. But in part B of the 
question the candidates performed poorly.
The functions of Export  Promotion Council (EPC) includes: 
   i.The Council assists in identifying markets for selling goods  abroad. 
  ii
  .It provides training/support services to potential exporters. 
  iii. It offers trade information service to potential  exporters. 
   IV.It offers export insurance guaranteed  schemes to encourage exporters to take 
                      risk etc.