Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Kenya? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Kenya?
A. Edmund Hillary
B. Bill Tilman
C. Halford Mackinder
D. Eric Shipton
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Mackinder expedition in 1899.

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Who was the first person to reach the deepest point in the world's oceans (Challenger Deep)?
A. Victor Vescovo
B. Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh
C. James Cameron
D. Sylvia Earle

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960.

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Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Jefferson?
A. Expedition
B. Modern
C. Elijah Elliott
D. Local

Correct Answer: Option C


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Who led the first expedition to the summit of Mount Everest?
A. Chris Bonington
B. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
C. Reinhold Messner
D. George Mallory

Correct Answer: Option B


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