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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 45

SSC CGL - 18 April 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q45

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Before being renamed, Mount Everest was simply known as ______.
 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Peak XV.

  • Peak XV was the geographic survey name given in the 1850s to the Himalayan peak that later became known to many in the world as Mount Everest.
  • PEAK 15 dates its origins back to 2001 when development began on a one of a kind system. In 2005, the system had proven its worth and the company was formed to bring it to market.