Question

Name the Howitzers guns inducted into Indian Army recently.

• A. Dhanush
• B. Panter
• C. M102 howitzer
• D. BL 9.2-inch howitzer

Hint:

Dhanush is often called the ‘Desi Bofors’ and marks a major step in India’s defence indigenization.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The Indian Army recently inducted the indigenously developed Dhanush artillery guns. Dhanush is an upgraded version of the Bofors howitzer with a longer barrel, increased range, and improved accuracy. It was developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and has a range of about 38 km.
Options (B), (C), and (D) refer to different artillery systems used by other armed forces.

Answer 2

The question asks which Howitzer gun was recently inducted into the Indian Army. Let's look at each option on its own merits.

1. Dhanush: Dhanush is a 155mm, 45 calibre towed gun developed indigenously by the Ordnance Factory Board, based on an upgraded Bofors design. It was formally inducted into the Indian Army in 2019 after years of trials, giving it a range of about 38 km and improved accuracy over the older Bofors guns. This matches what the question is asking about.
2. Panter: There is no artillery system in active service with any major army under this exact name, so it does not correspond to any gun actually inducted by India. It functions here as a distractor rather than a real induction.
3. M102 howitzer: The M102 is a light towed 105mm howitzer of American origin that was used by the Indian Army decades ago, well before this recent induction. It is an old system, not the one that was newly inducted.
4. BL 9.2-inch howitzer: This is a heavy howitzer that dates back to the First World War era and was used by British and allied forces at that time. It has no connection to any recent Indian Army induction.

Only Dhanush fits the description of a Howitzer gun that was actually inducted into the Indian Army in recent years, since the other three are either not real induction events or belong to a much earlier era.

So the correct answer is Dhanush.

Answer 3

The question is asking for the Howitzer gun that India's army has added to its arsenal in recent years. A good way to approach this is to sort the four options by what kind of system each one actually is, since only one of them describes a real, recently-inducted Indian artillery piece.

1. Dhanush: This is a 155mm towed gun built in India by upgrading the older Bofors design with a longer barrel and modern targeting electronics. It cleared extended army trials and was formally taken into service in 2019, placing it squarely in the recent, indigenous, real induction category the question is looking for.
2. Panter: Searching for an artillery piece under this name in any current army inventory turns up nothing concrete; it does not correspond to a documented gun system, so it falls outside the category of genuine inductions altogether.
3. M102 howitzer: This is a light 105mm gun of American design that entered Indian service many decades ago. It belongs to the old, foreign-origin category rather than the new, indigenous one the question wants.
4. BL 9.2-inch howitzer: This heavy gun dates to the World War I era and was used by British forces at that time. It sits in the historical, obsolete category, far removed from anything inducted recently.

Sorting the options this way leaves only Dhanush in the category of a real, indigenously developed gun taken into service recently.

So the correct answer is Dhanush.