UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Meeting of 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism & Final Planning Conference for Table Top Exercise to be held in New Delhi

Q1. Which one of the following best describes the ADMM-Plus?

  • A. A defence consultative and cooperative platform bringing together the ten ASEAN member states and their eight Dialogue Partners for security cooperation
  • B. A forum comprising only the defence ministers of the ten ASEAN member states
  • C. A binding collective-security military alliance of Indo-Pacific states modelled on NATO
  • D. A United Nations Security Council subsidiary body for counter-terrorism in Southeast Asia

Q2. The 16th ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in New Delhi is being hosted by which ministry of the Government of India?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q3. Under the ADMM-Plus framework, each Experts' Working Group is co-chaired and holds its co-chairmanship for a term structured in which manner?

  • A. Jointly by one ASEAN member state and one Plus Country, on a three-year cycle
  • B. Solely by one ASEAN member state, rotating annually
  • C. Jointly by two Plus Countries, on a five-year cycle
  • D. By the ASEAN Secretariat on a permanent basis

Q4. Under the India-Malaysia co-chair cycle (2024-2027) of the EWG on Counter-Terrorism, the Table-Top Exercise is to be conducted in 2026 by which country?

  • A. Malaysia
  • B. India
  • C. Singapore
  • D. Vietnam

Q5. Which one of the following was the first meeting held under the India-Malaysia co-chairmanship of the ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter-Terrorism for the 2024-2027 cycle?

  • A. The 14th meeting, held in New Delhi in March 2025
  • B. The 15th meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur in 2025
  • C. The 16th meeting, held in New Delhi in January 2026
  • D. The 13th meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur in 2024

Q6. At the 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter-Terrorism in New Delhi (January 2026), delegations from how many Dialogue Partners (excluding host India) are participating?

  • A. 7
  • B. 6
  • C. 8
  • D. 11

Q7. In the context of the 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter-Terrorism, the 'Final Planning Conference' held in New Delhi relates to which of the following?

  • A. Finalising the planning for the Table-Top Exercise to be hosted by Malaysia in 2026
  • B. Concluding negotiations on a legally binding ASEAN counter-terrorism treaty
  • C. Selecting the co-chairs for the next 2027-2030 EWG cycle
  • D. Finalising India's annual defence budget allocation for counter-terrorism

Q8. In which year was the inaugural ADMM-Plus convened?

  • A. 2010
  • B. 2006
  • C. 2009
  • D. 2011

Q9. Which one of the following correctly distinguishes the ADMM from the ADMM-Plus?

  • A. ADMM comprises only the ten ASEAN member states, whereas ADMM-Plus additionally includes eight Dialogue Partners
  • B. ADMM includes the Dialogue Partners, whereas ADMM-Plus is confined to ASEAN states only
  • C. ADMM is a maritime forum, whereas ADMM-Plus is exclusively a counter-terrorism forum
  • D. ADMM is a United Nations body, whereas ADMM-Plus is an ASEAN body

Q10. At the inaugural session of the 14th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter-Terrorism (New Delhi, March 2025), the keynote address was delivered by which official of the Government of India?

  • A. The Defence Secretary
  • B. The Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister)
  • C. The Chief of Defence Staff
  • D. The Foreign Secretary

Q11. India engages, through the ADMM-Plus mechanism, with how many ASEAN member states that form the core of the grouping?

  • A. 10
  • B. 8
  • C. 11
  • D. 7