The most appropriate increasing order (height-wise) of the mountain peaks is:
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Makalu
(C) Dhaulagiri I
(D) Manaslu I
(E) Annapurna I
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)
All five are eight-thousanders of the Himalaya; each is placed by its height above sea level, from the lowest to the highest.
(E) Annapurna I — 8,091 m, in central Nepal; the lowest of the five.
(D) Manaslu I — 8,163 m, in the Gorkha region of Nepal.
(C) Dhaulagiri I — 8,167 m, in west-central Nepal; only 4 m higher than Manaslu.
(B) Makalu — 8,485 m, south-east of Mount Everest on the Nepal–China border.
(A) Kanchenjunga — 8,586 m, on the border of Sikkim and Nepal; the highest peak in India and the third highest in the world.