Q. Consider the following statements regarding Mount Makalu:
1.Mount Makalu is the fourth-highest mountain in the world, located in the Mahalangur Himalayas.
2.It is situated on the border between India, Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, near Mount Everest.
3.The peak was formed due to the tectonic convergence of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Makalu stands at , making it the world’s 5th highest mountain peak, situated in the Mahalangur range.
- Statement 2 is correct: It lies southeast of Mount Everest along the Nepal-China (Tibet) border.
- Statement 3 is correct: Like the rest of the Great Himalayas, it was formed by the continent-continent collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. (In India, Indo-Tibetan Border Police teams have conducted high-altitude mountaineering expeditions to Makalu).
