Question

Kanchenjunga lies in which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) India

Answer 1

Hint: Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kanchenjunga translation means “The five Treasures of snows”, because it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres. These Treasures are gold, silver, germs, grain and holy books.

Complete step by step Answer:
 The Kanchenjunga is the highest Mountain peak in India and ranked 3rd highest summit in the world. World’s third highest Mountain Kanchenjunga is located at the border of India and Nepal.
1. The Kanchenjunga is part of the Great Himalaya Range.
2. The Kanchenjunga stands as “ the foremost tough and most dangerous Mountain in the world”.
3. Maximum 20-25 individuals climb Kanchenjunga, each season.
4. It’s glaciers receive heavy snow during the Summer monsoon and a lighter snowfall during the Winter.
5. Sir Joseph Hooker, a botanist (in 1848 and 1849), was the first European to visit and describe the region.
6. The name Kanchenjunga is additionally known as Sewalungma, within the native Limbu
language which means “Mountain that we provide greetings to”. In Sanskrit language, Kanchenjunga was derived from the words kanchana (gold) and Ganga (
river that flows on the region ), which means “the river shines like gold”.

So correct answer is an option (A): Nepal

Note: The world wildlife fund, along with the Nepal Government, runs the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Project, which serves as the home of the Red Panda and other animals, birds and plants. The composition of Kanchenjunga Mountain is mainly the rocks dated from the Neoproterozoic.