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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 103 of 200

Q103
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Which is the highest peak in the Zaskar Range?
  1. a.Annapurna
  2. b.Kamet
  3. c.K2
  4. d.Everest

Answer: (B) Kamet

Kamet (7,756 m) in Uttarakhand is the highest peak of the Zaskar Range. Annapurna is a peak of the Great Himalaya in Nepal. K2 (Godwin Austen), the world's second-highest peak, lies in the Karakoram Range. Everest, the world's highest peak, lies on the Nepal–China (Tibet) border.