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  • Question
  • Name the Howitzers guns inducted into Indian Army recently.


  • Options
  • A. Dhanush
  • B. Vidhwansak Howitzers
  • C. Mauser SP66 Sniper
  • D. BL 9.2-inch howitzer

  • Correct Answer
  • Dhanush 

    Explanation
    Indian Army inducted its domestically developed and manufactured Dhanush artillery howitzer at a ceremony held the Ordnance factory in Jabalpur to give a major fire-power boost to the Indian Armed Forces. The Dhanush gun is the first indigenous artillery gun of 155x45mm caliber and is based on Bofors howitzer which was commissioned in the 1980s. Bharat Electronics, the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Directorate General of Quality Assurance, SAIL was the supporting company to develop this gun. It is the first long-range artillery gun having a range of 38 km produced in India.

  • More questions

    • 1. Name the country which has agreed to strengthen economic co-operation with India.

    • Options
    • A. Japan
    • B. US
    • C. Netherland
    • D. Russia
    • Discuss
    • 2. Name the country which won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019.

    • Options
    • A. Malaysia
    • B. India
    • C. South Korea
    • D. Canada
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following movies won the 74th Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Award in the Drama category?

    • Options
    • A. La La Land
    • B. Moonlight
    • C. Nocturnal Animals
    • D. Fences
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which bank has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 0.05% points?

    • Options
    • A. Syndicate Bank
    • B. Union Bank of India
    • C. Allahabad Bank
    • D. Bank of India
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Union Government in recent past revised the Mode of Moderation and Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Border Haats with this country.

    • Options
    • A. Myanmar
    • B. Nepal
    • C. Bangladesh
    • D. Sri Lanka
    • Discuss
    • 6. Former Union Minister, Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 12 April 2017, after suffering from a heart attack. Which party did he serve under in the government?

    • Options
    • A. Bharatiya Janata Party
    • B. Congress Party
    • C. Samajwadi Party
    • D. Bahujan Samajh Party
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which film has won the Golden Bear Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival-2017?

    • Options
    • A. Bright Nights
    • B. The Other Side of Hope
    • C. On Body and Soul
    • D. Close Knit
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who is the author of the book "Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India"?

    • Options
    • A. Teesta Setalvad
    • B. Bertil Falk
    • C. Sheela Redddy
    • D. Audrey Truschke
    • Discuss
    • 9. Name the Bank which became the second largest public sector undertaking (PSU) bank.

    • Options
    • A. Axis Bank
    • B. Bank of Baroda
    • C. Union Bank of India
    • D. Dena Bank
    • Discuss
    • 10. As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by

    • Options
    • A. 2021
    • B. 2022
    • C. 2023
    • D. 2024
    • Discuss


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