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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.

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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • Options
    • A. Germany
    • B. Spain
    • C. India
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • B. Germany
    • C. Serbia
    • D. Australia
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