UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting held with the theme “Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence”

Question 1

The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) Meeting, which approved the ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan 2026, was held virtually on which one of the following dates?

Accepted Answer

16 January 2026

Answer

10 October 2024

Answer

21 January 2021

Answer

25 October 2019

Question 2

The ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan 2026, welcomed at the 6th ADGMIN Meeting, is built around exactly how many thematic pillars?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

Question 3

In the context of ASEAN's sectoral ministerial bodies, the acronym 'ADGMIN' correctly stands for which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting

Answer

ASEAN Digital Governance Ministerial Meeting

Answer

ASEAN Directorate-General of Information Ministers

Answer

ASEAN Digital and Media Ministers' Network

Question 4

After the ASEAN Telecommunications Ministers' Meeting (TELMIN) was renamed ADGMIN, which ASEAN member state hosted the very first (1st) ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Malaysia

Answer

Singapore

Answer

Lao PDR

Answer

Thailand

Question 5

With reference to the evolution of the ASEAN–India dialogue relationship, consider the following:
1. India became a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1992.
2. India became a full Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1995.
3. The relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2012.
4. The relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2018.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 6

In which year did India first establish a formal dialogue relationship with ASEAN, entering as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner?

Accepted Answer

1992

Answer

1995

Answer

2002

Answer

2012

Question 7

With reference to India's institutional handling of and offerings at the 6th ADGMIN Meeting, consider the following statements:
1. India's nodal body for the ADGMIN process is the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications.
2. India offered to share the Sanchar Saathi initiative for telecom user protection and fraud prevention with ASEAN partners.
3. India offered only proprietary foreign-licensed digital solutions, and not indigenous ones, to ASEAN partners.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 8

Which one of the following is the nodal Indian body that coordinates India's participation in the ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) process?

Accepted Answer

Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications

Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Answer

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Question 9

The first-ever ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan (the Work Plan 2022) was approved at which edition of the ADGMIN Meeting?

Accepted Answer

2nd ADGMIN

Answer

1st ADGMIN

Answer

3rd ADGMIN

Answer

6th ADGMIN

Question 10

With reference to the sequence of ASEAN–India Digital Work Plans and the ADGMIN editions that approved them, consider the following pairings:
1. Digital Work Plan 2022 — 2nd ADGMIN
2. Digital Work Plan 2023 — 3rd ADGMIN
3. Digital Work Plan 2026 — 6th ADGMIN
4. Digital Work Plan 2024 — 4th ADGMIN
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 11

The ADGMIN dialogue is pursued within India's Act East Policy with the members of ASEAN. Consider the following countries:
1. Cambodia
2. Sri Lanka
3. Lao PDR
4. Timor-Leste
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as member states of ASEAN?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 4

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting held with the theme “Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence”

Q1. The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) Meeting, which approved the ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan 2026, was held virtually on which one of the following dates?

Q2. The ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan 2026, welcomed at the 6th ADGMIN Meeting, is built around exactly how many thematic pillars?

Q3. In the context of ASEAN's sectoral ministerial bodies, the acronym 'ADGMIN' correctly stands for which one of the following?

Q4. After the ASEAN Telecommunications Ministers' Meeting (TELMIN) was renamed ADGMIN, which ASEAN member state hosted the very first (1st) ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting in 2021?

Q6. In which year did India first establish a formal dialogue relationship with ASEAN, entering as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner?

Q8. Which one of the following is the nodal Indian body that coordinates India's participation in the ASEAN–India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) process?

Q9. The first-ever ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan (the Work Plan 2022) was approved at which edition of the ADGMIN Meeting?

Q11. The ADGMIN dialogue is pursued within India's Act East Policy with the members of ASEAN. Consider the following countries: 1. Cambodia 2. Sri Lanka 3. Lao PDR 4. Timor-Leste Which of the above is/are correctly identified as member states of ASEAN?