The World Mountain

Total Questions: 42

41. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using codes given below: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2018]

List-I (Mountain Peak)List-II (Location/Country)
A. Elbrus1. New Zealand
B. Kilimanjaro2. U.S.A.
C. Mt. Cook3. Tanzania
D. McKinley4. Russia

Code:

ABCD
(a)3421
(b)4231
(c)4312
(d)3142
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
Mountain PeakLocation/Country
ElbrusRussia
KilimanjaroTanzania
Mt. CookNew Zealand
McKinleyU.S.A.

Elbrus is a extinct volcano in the Caucasus Mountain in Southern Russia. It is considered to be the highest mountain in Europe. Its elevation is 5642 mts. above sea level. Mount Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Tanzania. Its elevation is 5895 mt above sea level. Mount Cook or Aoraki is the highest mountain in New Zealand. It lies in the southern Alps. Its elevation is 3,724 mt above sea level. Mount McKinley also known as Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the US State of Alaska. Its elevation is 6190 mts above sea level.

42. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

List-I (Mountain)List-II (Country)
A. Atlas1. France/Spain
B. Kilimanjaro2. Ecuador
C. Chimborazo3. Tanzania
D. Pyrenees4. Morocco

Code:

ABCD
(a)4321
(b)4123
(c)2341
(d)1342
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correct match of mountains and their location is as follows:
(Mountain)(Country)
AtlasMorocco
KilimanjaroTanzania
ChimborazoEcuador
PyreneesFrance/Spain