Q. Mount Everest is named after

A
George Everest
B
Mike Everest
C
Joseph Everest
D
None of these
Solution:

Colonel Sir George Everest was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. Mount Everest was first located by George Everest and in 1852 it was established as the highest peak of the world by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India and named after him.

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