In which city was the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) held?
- A.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- B.Cebu, Philippines
- C.Jakarta, Indonesia
- D.Hanoi, Vietnam
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Explanation
The correct answer is Cebu, Philippines. The thirteenth edition of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus was hosted at Cebu in the Philippines, and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh addressed it there on 29 October 2026, speaking on collective regional security, counter-terrorism and maritime cooperation. Option A, Kuala Lumpur, is wrong as the venue of this meeting, though it is a place named in the same address for a different event: the second ASEAN-India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held in the Malaysian capital in October of the previous year, where the defence and security parts of the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership were reaffirmed. Option C, Jakarta, and option D, Hanoi, are capitals of ASEAN member states but neither hosted this edition of the forum and neither is mentioned in the Defence Minister’s address. Candidates should link the edition number, the host city and the meeting’s theme together, because questions on such forums usually ask for exactly that trio.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of the 13th ADMM-Plus addressed by the Raksha Mantri?
- A.Shared Seas, Shared Future
- B.Youth, Peace and Security
- C.Navigating Our Future, Together
- D.Peace Through Partnership
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This was the theme of the thirteenth ADMM-Plus, and the Defence Minister said it sits well with India’s foreign and defence policy thinking as well as the civilisational sentiment ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’, the wish that all beings be happy.
Read the full explanation →India co-chairs the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism with which country?
- A.Malaysia
- B.Singapore
- C.Thailand
- D.Australia
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The Raksha Mantri said counter-terrorism continues to be an important field of cooperation under the ADMM-Plus framework, and that India and Malaysia are co-chairing the Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism for the cycle that runs from 2024 to 2027.
Read the full explanation →What is the capacity of the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project in Bhutan, reviewed during the talks?
- A.720 MW
- B.1020 MW
- C.1200 MW
- D.1500 MW
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Punatsangchhu-I is the project of that size, and the two ministers noted that dam work there has moved steadily since concreting resumed in April 2026.
Read the full explanation →With which of these did the Indian Minister NOT hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of SIEW 2026?
- A.Bhutan
- B.Japan
- C.IRENA
- D.IEA
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Four bilateral meetings were held on the margins of the week, and Japan was not among them.
Read the full explanation →What was India's installed electricity capacity as on 30 September 2026, as stated at Singapore International Energy Week 2026?
- A.458.9 GW
- B.508.9 GW
- C.558.9 GW
- D.608.9 GW
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This was the installed electricity capacity of the country as on 30 September 2026, and of it about 308 GW, or roughly 55 per cent, came from non-fossil sources.
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