Geography

461. Which is largest peninsular river in India?

1. Krishna
2. Godavari
3. Cauvery
4. Mahanadi

Option “2” is correct.
The godavari river is the largest river of south India, it has length of 1465 Kilometers, it originates from Triambakeshwar in Maharashtra.
462. Panthera Tigris is the scientific name of –

1. Panther
2. Tiger
3. Whale
4. Goat

Option “2” is correct.
Panthera Tigris is the scientific name of Tiger.
463. Dehradun is the capital city of _____.

1. Uttarakhand
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Tripura
4. Arunachal Pradesh

Option “1” is correct.
Uttarakhand capital is Dehradun.
464. Gir forest is located in ______.

1. Kerala
2. Gujarat
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Karnataka

Option “2” is correct.
Gir Forest National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, western India. It was established to protect Asiatic lions.
465. Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except –

1. Burning fossil fuels
2. Global warming
3. Cement production
4. Deforestation

Option “2” is correct.
Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system and its related effects. Carbon dioxide is a one of the Green House gas which causes global warming. Carbon dioxide is not produced by Global warming.
466. Which planet has the maximum number of satellites?

1. Jupiter
2. Earth
3. Neptune
4. Saturn

Option “1” is correct.
Jupiter has 69 moons with known orbits, of which 60 have confirmed orbits and have thus received permanent designations; of these, 51 have been named.
467. What is the capital of Norway?

1. Buenos Aires
2. Rome
3. Ottawa
4. Oslo

Option “4” is correct.
Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in Norway.
468. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?

1. Jammu & Kashmir
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim

Option “3” is correct.
The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), is one of India’s national parks, is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984.
469. Ozone is an ______ of oxygen.

1. Allotrope
2. Isotope
3. Isobar
4. Isotone

Option “1” is correct.
Ozone (o3) is a very reactive allotrope of oxygen that is destructive to materials like rubber and fabrics and is also damaging to lung tissue if present in lower atmosphere. But in upper atmosphere Ozone absorbs ultraviolet and functions as a shield for the biosphere against damaging effects of solar UV radiation.
470. ‘Jhum’ is-

1. A tribe in the North-East of India
2. The type of cultivation
3. A Folk dance
4. The name of a river

Option “2” is correct.
Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is a local name for slash and burn agriculture practised by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also in the districts of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and Sylhet.