Which two Indian Navy ships took part in the 23rd ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity at Subic Bay?

The correct answer is the Philippine Navy, with Japan as co-chair. The activity opened at Naval Operating Base Subic on 21 September 2026 with the Philippine Navy as host, and Japan shared the chair of this Experts Working Group session on maritime security. Option A puts the Indonesian Navy in the host role with Australia co-chairing, which is plausible because both are active in ADMM-Plus work, but neither role matches this activity. Option C suggests Vietnam as host and India as co-chair, and while India took part with two warships it was a participant, not the co-chair. Option D names Thailand and the Republic of Korea, neither of which held these roles. Aspirants should note the pairing of host and co-chair because ADMM-Plus working groups are always run by two countries together, and that pairing changes from cycle to cycle.

The correct answer is Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions. The Ministry of Defence placed the participation of INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish at Subic Bay within the Act East Policy and within this MAHASAGAR vision, which describes how India wants security and growth to advance together across the wider maritime neighbourhood. Option A, Maritime Highway for Security and Growth Across Regions, borrows the ending of the real expansion and is the kind of near miss that catches a candidate who has learnt only half the phrase. Option C invents an alliance, and India describes MAHASAGAR as a vision rather than an alliance. Option D turns it into a ports and shipping mission, which is a different subject altogether. Learn the expansion word for word, because acronym questions are graded on the exact words.

The correct answer is Japan. Seven friendly foreign countries have sent flying contingents to Tarang Shakti 2026, and the list is Australia, the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Japan does not appear on that list, so it is the odd one out here. Option A, Australia, is on the list and has brought aircraft to Jodhpur. Option C, Sri Lanka, is also on the list and its presence marks the neighbourhood reach of the exercise. Option D, Bangladesh, is likewise among the seven. Aspirants should note that several other air forces are attending only as observers, which is a separate category from the seven that are flying, and examiners like to test exactly that distinction between a participant and an observer.

The correct answer is Jodhpur. The flying phase of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 opened at Air Force Station Jodhpur the day after the inaugural ceremony, and the visiting contingents are operating from there through the exercise window of 26 September to 12 October 2026. Option A, Gwalior, is a well known fighter base and the home of the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment, but it is not the base named for this exercise. Option B, Jamnagar, is a forward base in the western sector and again not the venue announced. Option D, Sulur, lies in the south and hosts different fleets altogether. The pattern to remember is that the base is what gets asked, not the region, so tie the name Jodhpur to Tarang Shakti the way earlier candidates tied Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to other western sector drills.

The correct answer is Power in Partnership. This is the declared theme of the second edition of the multilateral air exercise, which the Indian Air Force is conducting from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. The theme points at the gain that comes from air forces training together, sharing operational expertise and building the ability to work as one force in the air. Option A, Shakti Through the Skies, plays on the name of the exercise but was never announced as its theme. Option C, Partners in Flight, sounds close to the real theme and is exactly the kind of distractor a paper setter uses, yet it is not the wording the Air Force released. Option D, Strength in Unity, is a general slogan and belongs to no edition of this exercise. Candidates should learn the theme along with the venue and the dates, because questions on Indian exercises usually bundle the three together.