Before being renamed Mount Everest was simply known as ........

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Before being renamed, Mount Everest was simply known as ______.

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SSC CGL 18th April 2022 Shift-1

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Peak IX

Peak XV

Peak XII

Peak VI

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Explanation:

- Mount Everest, before being given its current name, was known as Peak XV. This was during the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.

- This survey aimed to map and measure the heights of mountains in the Indian subcontinent, culminating in the identification and naming of various peaks.

- Option: 2, Peak XV is the correct answer.

- The other options you listed, Peak IX, Peak XII, and Peak VI, refer to different mountains or are not directly related to Everest's surveying history.