The Himalayas and Summits Quiz
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Q. Mount Everest was named after:
A. Sir George Everest
B. Sir Edmund Hillary
C. Andrew Waugh
D. George Mallory
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, the former Surveyor General of India.
Q. Mount Everest is known as 'Chomolungma' in:
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Tibet
D. India
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: In Tibet, Mount Everest is known as Chomolungma (Qomolangma), meaning 'Goddess Mother of the World'.
Q. Mount Everest is known as 'Sagarmatha' in:
A. India
B. China
C. Bhutan
D. Nepal
Correct: Option (D)
Explanation: Sagarmatha is the Nepali name for Mount Everest.
Q. Who were the first climbers to successfully scale Mount Everest?
A. George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
B. Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
C. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
D. Junko Tabei and Ang Rita
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal first summited Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
Q. Who were the first climbers to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
B. Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
C. Kami Rita Sherpa and Ang Rita
D. George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler became the first climbers to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1978.
Q. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
A. Santosh Yadav
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Junko Tabei
D. Arunima Sinha
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975.
Q. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Lydia Bradey
B. Junko Tabei
C. Santosh Yadav
D. Bachendri Pal
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Lydia Bradey of New Zealand became the first woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Q. Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Bachendri Pal
B. Phu Dorjee
C. Santosh Yadav
D. Arunima Sinha
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Phu Dorjee became the first Indian to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Q. Who has climbed Mount Everest the maximum number of times?
A. Tenzing Norgay
B. Kami Rita Sherpa
C. Ang Rita Sherpa
D. Apa Sherpa
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Kami Rita Sherpa of Nepal holds the record for the highest number of successful Mount Everest summits.
Q. Who is the youngest male to climb Mount Everest?
A. Jordan Romero
B. Raghav Joneja
C. Temba Tsheri
D. Malavath Poorna
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Jordan Romero became the youngest male to summit Mount Everest.
Q. Who is the youngest female to climb Mount Everest?
A. Junko Tabei
B. Santosh Yadav
C. Malavath Poorna
D. Bachendri Pal
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: Malavath Poorna became the youngest female to climb Mount Everest.
Q. Who is the youngest Indian male to climb Mount Everest?
A. Raghav Joneja
B. Arjun Vajpai
C. Phu Dorjee
D. Kami Rita Sherpa
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: According to the provided notes, Raghav Joneja is the youngest Indian male to climb Mount Everest.
Q. Who became the first disabled person to climb Mount Everest?
A. Arunima Sinha
B. Tom Whittaker
C. Mark Inglis
D. Erik Weihenmayer
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Tom Whittaker became the first physically disabled person to climb Mount Everest.
Q. The Tibetan name 'Chomolungma' for Mount Everest means:
A. Roof of the World
B. Goddess Mother of the World
C. Peak of Heaven
D. Great Snow Mountain
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Chomolungma (Qomolangma) means 'Goddess Mother of the World' in Tibetan.
Q. Which pair correctly matched the first successful ascent of Mount Everest?
A. Messner – Habeler
B. Hillary – Norgay
C. Mallory – Irvine
D. Kami Rita – Ang Rita
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first confirmed successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.