INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

NORTHEN PLALNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By which name the Mount Everest is known in Nepal?
A
Shivalik
B
Sagarmata
C
pirpanjal
D
Banihal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Correct answer is Sagarmatha. Sagarmatha is the name of Mount Everest in Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayan mountain ranges consist of three parallel ranges i.e. Himadri of the Greater Himalayas in the north, Himanchal ranges in the middle and Shiwalik ranges to the south of Himachal. Mt. Everest is a part of Himalayas but is not in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nepal’s eminent historian late Baburam Acharya is credited with the Nepali name Sagarmatha () for Mount Everest that straddles Nepal-China border.

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