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1. Where is ‘Mount Everest’ located?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Tibet
(d) Nepal
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (d) Nepal
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- It can be found in Nepal and it is 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) high.
- In Nepal, it is called “Sagarmatha”.
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3. The first Indian woman to have climbed Mt. Everest is :
(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Dicky Dolma
(c) Santosh Yadav
(d) P.T. Usha
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (a) Bachendri Pal
- Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to make it to the top of Mount Everest in 1984.
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4. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was
(a) Junko Tabei
(b) Karoline Mikkelson
(c) Valentina Tereshkova
(d) None of the above
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (a) Junko Tabei
- Junko Tabei (22 September, 1939-20 October, 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer.
- She made history as the first female to summit Mount Everest in 1975 and to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.
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5. The woman mountaineer who climbed Mt. Everest twice is :
(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Chandra Prabha Aitwal
(c) Jaya Kshetri
(d) Santosh Yadav
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) Santosh Yadav
- Santosh Yadav became the first female in the world to climb Mount Everest twice.
- She reached the summit in 1992 and again in 1993. She was also the second Indian woman to make it to the top of Everest.
- The first Indian woman to do this was Bachhendri Pal in 1984.
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7. Highest mountain peak in India is–
(a) K2 Godwin Austin
(b) Kanchenjungha
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Mount Everest
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (a) K2 Godwin Austin
- Mount K2, also known as Godwin Austin, is the tallest mountain in India and the second tallest mountain in the world.
- It is located in Ladakh, part of the Karakoram range, and is 8,611 meters high.
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9. Highest mountain peak in India –
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Makalu
(c) Karakoram
(d) Mt. Everest
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (a) Kanchenjunga
- The peaks of the Himalayan Mountain range and their countries are as follows –
- Mount Everest (8848 m) – Nepal
- Godwin Austin (K2) [8611 m] – India
- Kanchenjunga (8598m) – India/Nepal
- Makalu (8463 m) – Nepal
- The highest Peak of India, Godwin Austin is not in the options so Kanchenjunga is the correct answer.
Note: Nepal and China Jointly announced the new height of Mount Everest as 8848.86 meters.
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10. Himalayan peak Kanchenjunga is situated at –
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (b) & (c) Nepal & Sikkim
- Kanchenjunga is the third tallest mountain in the world, measuring 8598 meters tall. It is located in the Eastern Himalayas, sitting on the border of Sikkim and Nepal. Both of those locations are correct.
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11. Choose the correct order from the following –
(a) Godwin Austin, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest
(b) Nanda Devi, Godwin Austin, Kanchenjunga.
(c) Mount Everest, Godwin Austin, Kanchenjunga.
(d) Godwin Austin, Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga.
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991
Ans. (c) Mount Everest, Godwin Austin, Kanchenjunga
- Mount Everest is the highest Himalayan peak at 8848m, followed by Godwin Austin (K2) at 8611m, and Kanchenjunga at 8598m
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12. Nanda Devi Peak forms a part of the:
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Garhwal Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (b) Garhwal Himalayas
- Nanda Devi is the fourth tallest mountain in India, behind K2, Kanchenjunga, and Nanga Parbat.
- It is situated in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
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13. Nanda Devi is situated in –
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nepal
(d) Sikkim
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Uttarakhand
- Nanda Devi Peak is part of the Great Himalayas and is situated in Uttarakhand, India.
- It is the fourth largest mountain in India and stands at 7816 m tall.
- The area was given the status of a National Park and in 1988 UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.
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15. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (a) Rajasthan
- Guru Shikhar is the highest mountain in the Aravalli Range.
- It stands at 1722 meters and is situated in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan.
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16. Which one of the following is the highest Aravalli peak?
(a) Sajjangarh
(b) Lilagarh
(c) Kumbhalgarh
(d) Taragarh
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (c) Kumbhalgarh
- Guru Shikhar peak is the highest point in the Aravalli Mountain, but it is not one of the given options.
- Kumbhalgarh (1244 m) is the highest of the given choices.
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17. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?
(a) Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mount Everest
(b) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Nanda Devi, Mount Everest
(c) Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
(d) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Nanda Devi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (d) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Nanda Devi
- The Himalayan Peaks in the order going from east to west are: Namcha Barwa-Tibet, Kanchenjunga (in Sikkim or Nepal), Mount Everest (in Nepal),
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18. Which one of the following mountain peaks is not located in India?
(a) Gosainthan
(b) Kamet
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Trishul
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
Ans. (a) Gosainthan
- Nandadevi, Kamet, and Trishul are mountains located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- Gosainthan is situated in Tibet, close to the border with Nepal.
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19. Which one of the following peaks is not located in India?
(a) Gurla Mandhata
(b) Namcha Barwa
(c) Kamet
(d) Nanga Parbat
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a & b) Gurla Mandhata & Namcha Barwa
- Kamet Peak and Nanga Parbat are in India, while Gurla Mandhata and Namcha Barwa are in China. Therefore, the right answer is (a).
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20. Which one of the following is not correctly matched –
(a) Mount Abu – Aravalli Hills
(b) Kodaikanal – Anamalai Hills
(c) Ootacamund – Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shimla – Pir Panjal Range
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b & d)
- Kodaikanal is located in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district, not in the Anamalai Hills.
- The Palani Hills is connected to the Anamalai Hills to the south and stretches north east to the plains of Tamil Nadu.
- Similarly, Shimla is located in the Dhauladhar Range, not the Pir Panjal Range.
- Thus, options (b) and (d) both are not correctly matched.
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21. In which Pat ‘Gaurlata’ peak is situated?
(a) Samri Pat
(b) Main Pat
(c) Jashpur Pat
(d) Jarang Pat
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a) Samri Pat
- Gaurlata Peak is located in Samri Pat, in the Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh.
- It is the tallest mountain in Chhattisgarh, with a height of 1225 metres.
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22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I – List – II
(State of India) (Highest Peak)
A. Tamil Nadu – 1. Dhupgarh Peak
B. Rajasthan – 2. Saramati Peak
C. Nagaland – 3. Guru Shikhar peak
D. Madhya Pradesh – 4. Dodda Betta peak
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (d) 4 3 2 1
| State of India’s |
Highest Peak |
| Tamil Nadu |
Dodda Betta Peak |
| Rajasthan |
Gurushikhar Peak |
| Nagaland |
Saramati Peak |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Dhupgarh Peak |
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