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In which year did India become a dialogue partner of ASEAN?

  1. A.1992
  2. B.1995
  3. C.2002
  4. D.2010

Correct answer

A. 1992

Explanation

The correct answer is 1992. India entered the ASEAN framework as a dialogue partner in that year, and the relationship has since widened into the defence domain through the ADMM-Plus mechanism. Option D, 2010, is the closest distractor because that is when the inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened at Hanoi in Vietnam, on the twelfth of October, so the two dates sit near each other in the same story and are easy to swap. Options B and C are years that do not figure in this announcement at all. Candidates should also fix the third date in the same sequence, namely that ministers of the Plus countries have been meeting every year only since 2017, before which the gathering was less frequent. Holding the three years together, partnership, first meeting and annual cycle, answers most questions set on this forum.

Read the full article: 13th ADMM-Plus at Cebu: Rajnath Singh to Lead India

Practice Questions

Q1.DefenceEasy

The 13th ADMM-Plus is being hosted by which country?

  1. A.Vietnam
  2. B.Indonesia
  3. C.Philippines
  4. D.Singapore
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Correct answer: C. Philippines

The thirteenth edition of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus is being held at Cebu in the Philippines, which also holds the chair of the forum for the current year, and the Indian delegation to it is being led by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.

Q3.DefenceMedium

Approximately what proportion of the procurement cleared in this meeting is to be sourced from Indian industry?

  1. A.About 52 per cent
  2. B.About 68 per cent
  3. C.About 82 per cent
  4. D.About 95 per cent
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Correct answer: C. About 82 per cent

Of the total Acceptances of Necessity accorded in this meeting, roughly 82 per cent of the procurement is to be made from Indian industry, which places the clearance squarely within the drive for self-reliance in defence production.

Q4.DefenceMedium

The Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS), cleared along with other platforms in this round of approvals, is meant for which Service?

  1. A.The Indian Army
  2. B.The Indian Navy
  3. C.The Indian Air Force
  4. D.The Indian Coast Guard
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Correct answer: B. The Indian Navy

In this round of clearances the Navy was approved to procure the Active Offboard Decoy System, which raises the credibility of anti-missile defence, especially against the modern anti-ship missiles that an adversary may use, and along with it other major naval platforms designed and constructed in India.

Q5.DefenceEasy

Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council, which cleared capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 2.12 lakh crore on 26 October 2026?

  1. A.The Chief of Defence Staff
  2. B.The Defence Secretary
  3. C.The Raksha Mantri
  4. D.The National Security Adviser
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Correct answer: C. The Raksha Mantri

The Defence Acquisition Council that met on 26 October 2026 was chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, and it accorded Acceptance of Necessity to capital acquisition proposals of the three Services at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,12,000 crore.