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Here are exam-ready Q&A on Mount Everest Focused on WBCS / WBPSC patterns.

January 29, 2026
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Q: Tallest mountain above sea level in the world?
A: Mount Everest

Q: Mount Everest was earlier known as—
A: Peak XV

Q: What is the height of Mount Everest?
A: 8,848.86 metres (latest official height)

Q: Mount Everest is part of which Himalayan range?
A: Greater Himalayas (Himadri)

Q: Mount Everest lies in which climatic zone?
A: Alpine / Tundra climate

Q: The region above 8,000 m is called—
A: Death Zone

Q: Two main climbing routes of Mount Everest are—
A: South-East Ridge (Nepal) & North Ridge (Tibet)

Q: The North Ridge route lies in—
A: Tibet (China)

Q: The South-East Ridge route lies in—
A: Nepal

Q: Oxygen level near the summit is about—
A: One-third of sea level

Q: Mount Everest is formed due to collision of which plates?
A: Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate

Q: Mount Everest is still rising due to—
A: Plate tectonic activity

Q: Mount Everest is a part of which fold mountain system?
A: Young Fold Mountains

Q: Which river system originates near Mount Everest?
A: Koshi river system

Q: Mount Everest lies on the border of—
A: Nepal and China (Tibet Autonomous Region)

Q: What is Mount Everest called in Nepal?
A: Sagarmatha

Q: What is Mount Everest called in Tibet?
A: Chomolungma

Q: Who named Mount Everest?
A: Andrew Waugh

Q: Mount Everest was named after—
A: Sir George Everest

Q: Sir George Everest was a—
A: British Surveyor-General of India

Q: In which year was Everest officially named?
A: 1865

Q: Mount Everest lies in which countries’ national parks?
A: Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal)

Q: Who first climbed Mount Everest?
A: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Q: In which year was Everest first climbed?
A: 1953

Q: First ascent date of Mount Everest?
A: 29 May 1953

Q: Tenzing Norgay belonged to which community?
A: Sherpa

Q: Which country did Edmund Hillary belong to?
A: New Zealand

Q: Best climbing season for Everest is—
A: May

Q: Who led the 1953 British Everest Expedition?
A: John Hunt

Q: Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
A: Junko Tabei (Japan)

Q: Year of first woman ascent?
A: 1975

Q: Who was the first person to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A: Reinhold Messner

Q: Year of first oxygen-less ascent?
A: 1978

Q: Who was the first person to climb Everest solo?
A: Reinhold Messner

Q: Who was the first blind climber to summit Everest?
A: Erik Weihenmayer

Q: Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?
A: Avtar Singh Cheema

Q: Year of first Indian ascent of Everest?
A: 1965

Q: Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
A: Bachendri Pal

Q: Year Bachendri Pal climbed Everest?
A: 1984

Q: First Indian woman to climb Everest twice?
A: Santosh Yadav

Q: Santosh Yadav climbed Everest twice in—
A: 1992 & 1993

 

Most Repeated Exam Lines 

 

1. 8,848.86 m → Height

2. Sagarmatha / Chomolungma → Local names

3. 1953 → First ascent

4. Hillary + Tenzing → First climbers

5. Bachendri Pal (1984) → First Indian woman

6. Peak XV → Old name

7. Junko Tabei → First woman climber