Multiple choice general knowledge

Mount Everest was named after:

  1. Sir John Everest

  2. Sir George Everest

  3. Bill Everest

  4. Ian Fleming Everest
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, who was the Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. Despite his objections to having the mountain named after him (he preferred local names), the Royal Geographical Society officially named it 'Mount Everest' in 1865 to honor his contributions to the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.

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