India co-chairs the ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism along with which country?
- A.Thailand
- B.Malaysia
- C.Australia
- D.Japan
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Explanation
The correct answer is Malaysia. Within the ADMM-Plus construct India is co-chairing the Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism jointly with Malaysia for the cycle that runs from 2024 to 2027. Options C and D, Australia and Japan, are Dialogue Partners of ASEAN exactly as India is, and options A and B are both ASEAN member states, so all four look reasonable until the pairing is recalled. The structure of these working groups is worth knowing: each is co-chaired by one ASEAN member state and one Dialogue Partner, which is why the answer must be an ASEAN country rather than another partner, and that logic alone rules out Australia and Japan. Thailand is an ASEAN member and a plausible choice, but the counter-terrorism group for this cycle is co-chaired by Malaysia with India.
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Practice Questions
The 13th ADMM-Plus is being hosted by which country?
- A.Vietnam
- B.Indonesia
- C.Philippines
- D.Singapore
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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.
Read the full explanation →In which year did India become a dialogue partner of ASEAN?
- A.1992
- B.1995
- C.2002
- D.2010
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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.
Read the full explanation →Approximately what proportion of the procurement cleared in this meeting is to be sourced from Indian industry?
- A.About 52 per cent
- B.About 68 per cent
- C.About 82 per cent
- D.About 95 per cent
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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.
Read the full explanation →The Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS), cleared along with other platforms in this round of approvals, is meant for which Service?
- A.The Indian Army
- B.The Indian Navy
- C.The Indian Air Force
- D.The Indian Coast Guard
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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.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council, which cleared capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 2.12 lakh crore on 26 October 2026?
- A.The Chief of Defence Staff
- B.The Defence Secretary
- C.The Raksha Mantri
- D.The National Security Adviser
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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.
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