Which one of the following is an indigenous assault rifle developed by DRDO?
- A.Heckler
- B.T91
- C.Tikka
- D.Ugram
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Ugram. Ugram is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed in India by DRDO for the armed forces and police.
Ugram was developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a DRDO laboratory, together with a private Hyderabad firm, Dvipa Armour India, and it was unveiled in January 2024. It fires the heavier 7.62x51 mm round, weighs under 4 kg and has an effective range of about 500 metres. The name means fierce in Sanskrit. It is part of the push for self-reliance in small arms, alongside the earlier INSAS rifle family that ARDE also designed.
Option A is wrong because Heckler and Koch is a German arms maker, not an Indian rifle. Option B is wrong because the T91 is an assault rifle of Taiwan. Option C is wrong because Tikka is a Finnish brand of hunting and sporting rifles.
Exam tip: INSAS and Ugram rifles come from ARDE, Pune, the DRDO lab for armaments.
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- C.The college teachers of the country.
- D.The school children studying in classes 6 - 10 in the age group of 10 - 15 years.
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