Himalayan | MCQs

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The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

They are the highest and most prominent fold mountains in Asia, including Mount Everest.

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Pakistan has decided to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI) to prevent its unauthorized use by other countries.

The precious salt is extracted from the Salt Range in Punjab which extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River.

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K2 is known as the Savage Mountain.

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The Himalayan mountain system belongs to fold mountain system.

Fold mountains are created where two of Earth’s tectonic plates are pushed together.

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• The Ravi River originates from the Bara Bangal area of the Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh, India, not from the Kullu Valley.

• The Kullu Valley is associated with the Beas River, not the Ravi River.

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The mountainous north of Nepal ha eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest.

The country holds diverse linguistic heritage, stemming from four major language groups: Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Mongolian and different indigenous language isolates.

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 The Himalayas are the world's youngest, tallest, and most populated mountain system

They include the world's highest mountains, like Mount Everest,

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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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Annapurna is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. Annapurna, Nepali

Highest point: Annapurna I

The name for the range comes from the Hindu deity Annapurna meaning the giver of food and nourishment 

The Annapurna massif contains six prominent peaks over 7,200 m (23,620 ft) elevation

The Annapurna Conservation Area (7,629 km2) is a well-known trekking region.