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The Highest Peak in India-

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Kamet
  2. Nandakot
  3. Nanda Devi
  4. K2

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: K2

Explanation: The correct answer is D. K2. K2 also known as Godwin-Austen, K2 is the highest peak in India and the second-highest in the world after Mount Everest, with a height of 8,611 m. It is located in the Karakoram Range in the Union Territory of Ladakh, near the India-Pakistan-China border. Due to its extreme difficulty and fatality rate, it is nicknamed the ‘Savage Mountain’. K2 lies within the Baltoro Glacier region of the Himalayas.