Mountaineers Questions & Answers

Hi Everyone!! This article will share Mountaineers Questions & Answers.

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Mountaineers Questions & Answers

Question 1: Who was the first Indian to climb Everest?

Answer: Capt. Avtar Singh Cheema was the first Indian to climb Everest.

Question 2: Who led the 1965 Indian Expedition to Mount Everest?

Answer: Commander M S Kohli led the 1965 Indian Expedition to Mount Everest.

Question 3: When did the first Indian reach the peak?

Answer: The first Indian reached the peak on May 20, 1965.

Question 4: Which awards did Capt. Cheema receive?

Answer: Capt. Cheema received Arjun Award and Padma Shri.

Question 5: What is the oxygen-starved area of the mountains called?

Answer: The oxygen-starved area i.e. the route between 26000 and 29020 feet is called the “death zone”.

Question 6: Choose the correct option:

1. The highest point on the planet is ___________.

(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Kilimanjaro
(d) K2

2. The height of Mount Everest above sea-level is __________.

(a) 30,102 feet
(b) 29,000 feet
(c) 29,028 feet
(d) 20,196 feet

3. The first people to stand on top of Mount Everest were ______________.

(a) Kohli
(b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Tenzing Norgay
(d) Both (b) & (c)

4. The first Indian to summit Mount Everest was____________.

(a) Kohli
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Sir E. Hillary
(d) Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema

5. Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema was the _____________ person in the world to scale the peak.

(a) 20^th
(b) 16^th
(b) 1^st
(d) 3^rd

6. Both Cheema and Kohli were felicitated by the Indian Government with____________.

(a) Nishan-e-Khalsa
(b) Dronacharya Award
(c) Vir Award
(d) Arjuna Award

7. A postage stamp was dedicated to the success of the ______________ Everest Expedition.

(a) 1933
(b) 1965
(c) 1989
(d) 1970

8. The route between 26,000-29,020 feet is called the___________.

(a) last zone
(b) upper zone
(c) death zone
(d) middle zone

So, these were the Questions & Answers.