Mountain Peaks

11. Himalayan peak Kanchenjunja is situated at [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)2014]

(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) Nepal

Solution:The peaks of the Himalayan Mountain range and their countries are as follows -
Mount Everest (8848m) - Nepal and China (Tibet) (8)
Godwin Austin (K2) [8611m] - India
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 hight of Mount Everest as 8848.86 meters.

12. Choose the correct order from the following- [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)1991]

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

Correct Answer: (c) Mount Everest, Godwin Austin, Kanchenjunga.

Solution:The peaks of the Himalayan Mountain range and their countries are as follows -
Mount Everest (8848m) - Nepal and China (Tibet) (8)
Godwin Austin (K2) [8611m] - India
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 hight of Mount Everest as 8848.86 meters.

13. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of: [U.P.S.C.(Pre)2003]

(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Garhwal Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas

Correct Answer: (b) Garhwal Himalayas

Solution:Nanda Devi (7816) is the fourth highest peak in India after K2 (8611m) and Kanchenjunga (8598) and Nanga Parbat. It is located in Garhwal Uttarakhand.

14. Nanda Devi is situated in- [Jharkhand P.C. S.(Pre)2013]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nepal
(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: (b) Uttarakhand

Solution:Nanda Devi Peak is part of the Great Himalayas. It is located in Uttarakhand, India. It is the fourth highest peak in India. The height of Nanda Devi is 7816 m. This region has been declared as Nanda Devi National Park. UNESCO recognised it as a World Heritage Site in 1988.

15. Nanda Devi peak is located in: [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: (b) Uttarakhand

Solution:Nanda Devi Peak is part of the Great Himalayas. It is located in Uttarakhand, India. It is the fourth highest peak in India. The height of Nanda Devi is 7816 m. This region has been declared as Nanda Devi National Park. UNESCO recognised it as a World Heritage Site in 1988.

16. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat.
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (a) Rajasthan

Solution:The highest peak of Aravalli Range is Guru Shikhar (1722 m). It is located in Sirohi district of Rajasthan.

17. Which one of the following is the highest Aravalli peak? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Sajjangarh
(b) Lilagarh
(c) Kumbhalgarh
(d) Taragarh

Correct Answer: (c) Kumbhalgarh

Solution:Guru Shikhar peak, the highest peak in Aravalli Mountain, is not given in the options, therefore Kumbhalgarh (1224 m) is the highest peak among the given options.

18. Which one of the following gives correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

(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

Correct Answer: (d) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Nanda Devi

Solution:The correct sequence of Himalayan Peaks in the direction east to west is - Namcha Barwa-Tibet,
Kanchenjunga (Sikkim/Nepal), Mount Everest [(Nepal and China (Tibet)], Nanda Devi (Uttarakhand).

19. Which one of the following mountain peaks is not located in India?

(a) Gosainthan
(b) Kamet
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Trishul

Correct Answer: (a) Gosainthan

Solution:Nanda Devi, Kamet and Trishul are the peaks located in Uttarakhand, India . Gosainthan is located in Tibet near Nepal border.

20. Which one of the following in not correctly matched- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(PRE)2013]

	List I	List II
(a)	Mount Abu	Aravallli Hills
(b)	Kodaikanal	Palni Hills
(c)	Ootacamund	Nilgiri Hills
(d)	Shimla	Pir Panjal Range

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Kodaikanal lies in Palni Hills of Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu not in Anaimalai Hills. Palni Hills is connected to Anaimalai Hills in its south and extends north east into the plains of Tamil Nadu. Similarly, Shimla is located in Shivalik Range not in Pir Panjal Range. Thus, option (b) and (d) both are not correctly matched.