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NDA 2021 GAT · General Knowledge · Indian Geography · hard

Which is the highest peak lying entirely within the territory of India?

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Which is the highest peak lying entirely within the territory of India?
  1. A. K2
  2. B. Kangchenjunga
  3. C. Nanda Devi
  4. D. Mount Everest
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Answer: (C) Nanda Devi

Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Uttarakhand is the highest peak lying wholly within India. Kangchenjunga (8586 m) is higher, but it lies on the Sikkim-Nepal border and is shared with Nepal, so it is not entirely within India. K2 lies in the Karakoram on the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan/China boundary, and Everest lies on the Nepal-China border.
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