K2, the second highest peak in the world, belongs to which mountain range?
- A.The Greater Himalaya
- B.The Karakoram
- C.The Zanskar range
- D.The Pir Panjal
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Karakoram. K2, 8,611 metres, also called Godwin Austen, is the highest summit of the Karakoram range of the Trans-Himalayan belt and lies in the part of Jammu and Kashmir under illegal occupation, which is why it is often given as the highest point in Indian territory as claimed. Option A is wrong because the Greater Himalaya or Himadri holds Everest, Kangchenjunga and Nanda Devi, but not K2. Option C is wrong because the Zanskar range, which carries Reo Purgyil, lies between the Greater Himalaya and the Ladakh range and has no eight-thousand-metre peak. Option D is wrong because the Pir Panjal is a Lesser Himalayan range in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Note also that the Karakoram holds the Siachen glacier, the longest glacier of the Karakoram, and that the Karakoram pass gives the range its name, both of which are asked alongside K2.
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- A.Kangchenjunga
- B.Nanda Devi
- C.Kamet
- D.Saltoro Kangri
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- A.Uttarakhand
- B.Arunachal Pradesh
- C.Sikkim
- D.Himachal Pradesh
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- C.Karnataka, in the Baba Budan hills
- D.Maharashtra, in the Sahyadri
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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- A.Maharashtra
- B.Chhattisgarh
- C.Madhya Pradesh
- D.Gujarat
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