K2 General Knowledge MCQs

1. : K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world after?
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Kangchenjunga
(C) Lhotse
(D) Makalu

2. : K2 is located in which mountain range?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Andes
(C) Karakoram
(D) Alps

3. : K2 is also known as?
(A) The Killer Mountain
(B) The Savage Mountain
(C) The Sleeping Giant
(D) The White Peak

4. : The height of K2 is approximately?
(A) 8,611 meters
(B) 8,848 meters
(C) 8,516 meters
(D) 8,201 meters

5. : K2 is located on the border of Pakistan and which other country?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Afghanistan

6. : The first successful ascent of K2 was made in which year?
(A) 1953
(B) 1954
(C) 1955
(D) 1960

7. : Who were the first climbers to successfully reach the summit of K2?
(A) Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
(B) Lino Lacedelli & Achille Compagnoni
(C) Reinhold Messner & Peter Habeler
(D) Tom Bourdillon & Charles Evans

8. : What makes K2 more difficult to climb than Mount Everest?
(A) Higher altitude
(B) Steeper slopes and harsh weather
(C) Lack of oxygen supply
(D) Presence of glaciers

9. : K2 is part of which region in Pakistan?
(A) Gilgit-Baltistan
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Punjab
(D) Azad Jammu & Kashmir

10. : Which Pakistani mountaineer became the first to summit K2 in winter?
(A) Nazir Sabir
(B) Ali Sadpara
(C) Ashraf Aman
(D) Hassan Sadpara