Himalayan | MCQs

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Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world.

The highest part of the Earth is Mount Everest.

It is located in Nepal.

The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).

Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856

First time Mount Everest expedition in 1953

Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains: the Himalayas

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the first person to reach Mount Everest: 

Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Percival Hillary

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The first man to climb Mount Everest twice was: 

Nawang Gombu

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The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is:

Samina Baig

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 the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest:

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 Bhutan's Capital is Thimphu.

Bhutan's Currency is Ngultrum.

Bhutan's official language is Dzongkha.

Bhutan located is in the Continent of Asia.

Bhutan's national game is Archery. 

Bhutan's Primary Religion is Buddhism and Hinduism.

Bhutan's Head of Govt. is Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering.

Bhutan Parliament is called Tsogdu.

Bhutan is also called the Land of Thunder Dragon.

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Sub-Himalayas are also known as Siwalik or Outer Himalayas.

Sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

Their average height varies between 600 and 1200 meters,

 The range spans the modern-day countries of :

1. Pakistan,
2. India,
3. Nepal,
4. and Bhutan.

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The Andes  the largest mountain range in the world

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Andes mountain ranges are the longest mountain ranges in the world.

The Andes's length is 8,900 km (5,500 mi)

It is also known for its volcanoes.

Highest point: Aconcagua

Second Highest 

K2 is the world’s second-highest peak  8,611 meters

Mount Everest first highest mountain in the world

Smallest  Mountain Range

The Sutter Buttes are the smallest mountain range in the world.

Location: Sutter County, California,  United States

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Gangkhar Puensum is located in Bhutan.

It is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world at 7,570 meters.

It is the 40th highest peak in the world.

It remains unclimbed due to local beliefs and Bhutanese climbing restrictions, despite most Himalayan peaks being scaled.

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Siwalik Range, also called Siwalik Hills or Outer Himalayas, sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

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Trans Himalayas are divided into four ranges namely:

1. Ladakh range
2. Zaskar Range
3. Karakoram Range
4. Kailash range

The Trans Himalaya was named by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin.

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• Nanga Parbat is also locally known as Diamer.
• It is part of the Western Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• The peak, meaning "Naked Mountain," stands at 8,126 m (26,660 ft).
• It is the 9th highest mountain globally.
• It is also called the "Killer Mountain."
• Nanga Parbat was first ascended on July 3, 1953.
• Shehroze Kashif recently became the youngest Pakistani to summit it.

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