Multiple choice general knowledge

Mount everest was previously called as

  1. PEAK 14

  2. PEAK XV

  3. NAAV BHANDANA

  4. SAGARMATHA
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Before being named Mount Everest in 1865, the peak was designated as 'Peak XV' by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. Surveyors used such alphanumeric designations before assigning proper names to peaks.

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