Multiple choice general knowledge

Mount Everest was named after

  1. Sir George Everest

  2. Sir Austin Everest

  3. Sir Gary Everest

  4. Sir Peter Everest
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Explanation

Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, the Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. The mountain was previously known as Peak XV before the Royal Geographical Society officially named it after him in 1865 to honor his work in surveying the Indian subcontinent.

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