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- A. Dhaulagiri I
- B. Nanga Parbat
- C. Cho Oyu
- D. Manaslu
Explanation: Cho Oyu (8,188 m) on the Nepal–China border is the sixth-highest.
Correct answer: Cho Oyu- A. Manaslu
- B. Annapurna I
- C. Nanga Parbat
- D. Dhaulagiri I
Explanation: Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m) in Nepal is the seventh-highest mountain.
Correct answer: Dhaulagiri I- A. Manaslu
- B. Gasherbrum I
- C. Annapurna I
- D. Nanga Parbat
Explanation: Manaslu (8,163 m) in Nepal is the eighth-highest peak.
Correct answer: Manaslu- A. Nanga Parbat
- B. Annapurna I
- C. Gasherbrum I
- D. Broad Peak
Explanation: Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) in Pakistan is the ninth-highest mountain.
Correct answer: Nanga Parbat- A. Gasherbrum I
- B. Annapurna I
- C. Broad Peak
- D. Gasherbrum II
Explanation: Annapurna I (8,091 m) in Nepal is the tenth-highest mountain.
Correct answer: Annapurna I- A. Gasherbrum II
- B. Broad Peak
- C. Shishapangma
- D. Gasherbrum I
Explanation: Gasherbrum I (8,080 m), also called Hidden Peak, is the eleventh-highest.
Correct answer: Gasherbrum I- A. Broad Peak
- B. Gasherbrum II
- C. Nanga Parbat
- D. Shishapangma
Explanation: Broad Peak (8,051 m) in the Karakoram is the twelfth-highest mountain.
Correct answer: Broad Peak- A. Shishapangma
- B. Gasherbrum II
- C. Cho Oyu
- D. Makalu
Explanation: Gasherbrum II (8,035 m) in the Karakoram is the thirteenth-highest.
Correct answer: Gasherbrum II- A. Manaslu
- B. Annapurna I
- C. Shishapangma
- D. Nanga Parbat
Explanation: Shishapangma (8,027 m) in Tibet is the lowest and last of the fourteen eight-thousanders.
Correct answer: Shishapangma- A. The Pamirs
- B. The Hindu Kush
- C. The Himalayas
- D. The Karakoram
Explanation: K2 stands in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan–China border.
Correct answer: The Karakoram- A. 8,586 metres
- B. 8,516 metres
- C. 8,611 metres
- D. 8,126 metres
Explanation: K2 rises to 8,611 m, making it the world's second-highest mountain.
Correct answer: 8,611 metres- A. Gasherbrum I
- B. Broad Peak
- C. K2
- D. Nanga Parbat
Explanation: K2 was named Mount Godwin-Austen after an early surveyor of the Karakoram.
Correct answer: K2- A. Tirich Mir
- B. Rakaposhi
- C. Nanga Parbat
- D. K2
Explanation: K2 (8,611 m) is Pakistan's highest mountain.
Correct answer: K2- A. Five
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Six
Explanation: Pakistan has five eight-thousanders: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II.
Correct answer: Five- A. Nanga Parbat, Tirich Mir, Rakaposhi, Haramosh and Ultar
- B. K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
- C. K2, Kangchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna
- D. K2, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu
Explanation: These five peaks above 8,000 m lie wholly or partly in Pakistan.
Correct answer: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II- A. Broad Peak
- B. K2
- C. Nanga Parbat
- D. Gasherbrum I
Explanation: Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas; the other four Pakistani eight-thousanders are in the Karakoram.
Correct answer: Nanga Parbat- A. K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
- B. K2, Nanga Parbat, Tirich Mir and Rakaposhi
- C. Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II
- D. K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak
Explanation: These four are Karakoram peaks; Nanga Parbat is the Himalayan one.
Correct answer: K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II- A. Annapurna I
- B. Nanga Parbat
- C. Makalu
- D. K2
Explanation: Nanga Parbat earned the nickname from the high number of climber fatalities.
Correct answer: Nanga Parbat- A. White Mountain
- B. Snowy Peak
- C. Naked Mountain
- D. Killer Mountain
Explanation: "Nanga Parbat" comes from Sanskrit meaning "naked mountain", for its bare rock faces.
Correct answer: Naked Mountain- A. Namcha Barwa
- B. Kangchenjunga
- C. Nanga Parbat
- D. Dhaulagiri
Explanation: Nanga Parbat is the westernmost major peak of the Himalayas (Namcha Barwa is the eastern anchor).
Correct answer: Nanga Parbat