Mountain Peaks

Total Questions: 24

1. Consider the following pairs: [U.P.S.C.(Pre)2022]

	Peak	Mountains
1.	Namcha Barwa	Garhwal Himalaya
2.	Nanda Devi	Kumaon Himalaya
3.	Nokrek	Sikkim Himalaya

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:Namcha Barwa mountain peak is located in Tibet (China). So it is not located in Garhwal Himalaya. There are two peak named as Nanda Devi mountain peak - Nanda Devi main (7816 m) and Nanda Devi East (7434 m). Of these, Nanda Devi is situated in West Chamoli district, which is the peak of the Garhwal Himalaya Mountains, while Nanda Devi located on the border of East Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts, which is the peak of the Kumaon Himalaya Mountains. Since only Nanda Devi Shikhar has been asked in the question. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched. According to Sidney Burrard's regional division of the Himalayas, Nanda Devi is also a mountain peak of the Kumaon Himalayas. Nokrek peak is the highest peak of the Garo hill (Meghalaya) range. It is not the peak of the Sikkim Himalayas.

2. Where is 'Mount Everest' located? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)1995]

(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Tibet
(d) Nepal

Correct Answer: (d) Nepal

Solution:Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world located in Nepal and China (Tibet). Its height is 8848m. Nepal and China Jointly announced the new height of Mount Everest as 8848.86 meters. It is known as "Sagarmatha" in Nepal.

3. Which of the following is the highest mountain on Earth? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(PRE)2011]

(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Lhotse
(d) Makalu

Correct Answer: (a) Mount Everest

4. The first Indian woman to have climbed Mt. Everest is: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre)1996]

(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Dicky Dolma
(c) Santosh yadav
(d) P.T Usha

Correct Answer: (a) Bachendri Pal

Solution:Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984. She was born on May 24, 1954 in Nakuri village, Uttarakhand. She overcame many challenges and societal expectations to pursue her passion for mountaineering. She has been involved in planning, organizing, and leading expeditions for women. In 2019, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

5. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was: [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)2015]

(a) Junko Tabei
(b) Karoline Mikkelson
(c) Valentina Tereshkova
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Karoline Mikkelson

Solution:Junko Tabei (22 September, 1939-20 October, 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest on 16 May, 1975. She was also the first woman to climb the highest peaks of all the seven continents.

6. The woman Mountaineer who climbed Mt. Everest twice is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre)2002]

(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Chandra Prabha Aitwal
(c) Jaya Kshetri
(d) Santosh Yadav

Correct Answer: (d) Santosh Yadav

Solution:Santosh Yadav is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then again in May 1993. She is also the second Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest. The first Indian woman was Bachendri Pal who succeeded in climbing the Everest in 1984.

7. Who was the second Indian women to climb Mount Everest- [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)1992]

(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Madhu Yadav
(c) Santosh Yadav
(d) Suneeta Godra

Correct Answer: (c) Santosh Yadav

8. Highest mountain peak in India is- [42th B.P.S.C.(Pre)1997]

(a) K2 Godwin Austin
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Mount Everest

Correct Answer: (a) K2 Godwin Austin

Solution:Mount K2 also known as Godwin Austin is the highest peak of Indian and India and the second highest peak of the world. It is located in Ladakh in Karakoram range. Its height is 8611m.

9. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India? [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS)2009]

(a) Everest
(b) Siachen
(c) K2
(d) Kargil

Correct Answer: (c) K2