Question

Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
(A) Kangchenjunga
(B) Saltoro Kangri/K10
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Kamet

Answer 1

Hint: The Himalayas are the mountain bodies stretching over the northern borders of India. From the Indus to the Brahmaputra, these mountains run in a west to east direction. They comprise three ranges, the northernmost being the Himadri, followed by the lesser Himalayas and lastly the outermost range being the Shiwaliks.

Complete answer:
The world’s third-highest mountain is Kanchenjunga. It has a height of 8,586 m (28,169 ft). It is located in a section of the Himalayas called Kanchenjunga Himal delimited by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La in the north, by the Tamur River in the west, and by the Teesta River in the east. Lying between Sikkim and Nepal, two out of the five peaks (Kangbachen and West) falls in Nepal's Taplejung District, and the rest of the three (Central, Main, and South) lies directly on the border.
Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world until 1852 but calculations based on various measurements and readings were made which came to the conclusion that Mount Everest was the highest. It was officially announced in 1856 that the third highest mountain in the world is Kangchenjunga.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Note: On 25 May 1955 Joe Brown and George Band first climbed Kanchenjunga, they were part of a British expedition. In agreement with the promise given to the Chogyal that the top of the mountain would remain intact, they stopped short of the summit. This tradition has been followed by every climbing group or climber that has reached the summit.