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Current Affairs MCQ 1171 of 1401 · Places in News and Changed Names

Which mountain was earlier known as "Peak XV"?

  1. ANanda Devi
  2. BMount Everest
  3. CKangchenjunga
  4. DK2

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Correct answer: (b) Mount Everest

Explanation

Everest (8,848.86 m) was Peak XV. Radhanath Sikdar first calculated its height; it is named after Sir George Everest. In Nepal it is Sagarmatha.

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