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
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