What does the word Siachen means ironically?
Correct answer: B. Place of Wild roses
- A. Place of red lilies
- B. Place of Wild roses
- C. Place of white swans
- D. Place of red roses
Explanation
Siachen comes from Balti words commonly interpreted as meaning “place of wild roses,” with “sia” referring to a wild rose and “chen” meaning place. The name is ironic because the glacier is one of the world’s coldest and harshest battlefields.
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