Multiple choice general knowledge

mount everest was named after which person?

  1. Sir George Everest

  2. Matthew Everest

  3. Sir Everest Hilton

  4. Mike Everest
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Explanation

Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. The mountain (then called Peak XV) was surveyed during the Great Trigonometric Survey of India, and the Royal Geographical Society officially named it after him in 1865.

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