Multiple choice general knowledge

After which famous personality is everest named ?

  1. Sir thomas everest

  2. sir mount everest

  3. sir george everest

  4. King George 6

  5. sir tenzing everest

  6. sir edmund everest
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Explanation

Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest, who was the Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. Despite his objections, the Royal Geographical Society officially named the peak after him in 1865 to honor his contributions to the Great Trigonometrical Survey.

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