Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? Mountain Peak – Continent
- (a)Kilimanjaro - Africa
- (b)Mount Mckinley - North America
- (c)Elbrus - Asia
- (d)Aconcagua - South America
Correct — C, Elbrus - Asia is the wrongly matched pair. Mount Elbrus, in the Caucasus range of southern Russia, is the highest peak of EUROPE, not Asia. Asia's highest peak is Mount Everest. The other three pairs are all correct: Kilimanjaro is the highest peak of Africa, Mount McKinley (now officially Denali) is the highest peak of North America, and Aconcagua is the highest peak of South America. Since the question asks for the pair that is NOT correctly matched, Elbrus-Asia is the answer.
- (a)Kilimanjaro - Africa — Correctly matched — Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest peak of Africa, so it is not the answer to a 'not correctly matched' question.
- (b)Mount Mckinley - North America — Correctly matched — Mount McKinley (officially renamed Denali in 2015) is the highest peak of North America; the booklet's spelling is retained.
- (d)Aconcagua - South America — Correctly matched — Aconcagua in Argentina's Andes is the highest peak of South America.
The 'Seven Summits' are the highest peaks of the seven continents. Four appear here: Kilimanjaro (Africa), Denali/Mount McKinley (North America), Aconcagua (South America) and Elbrus. Mount Elbrus belongs to EUROPE — it sits in the Caucasus, conventionally taken as Europe's south-eastern boundary — while Asia's highest is Everest. The trap is that the Caucasus lies near the Europe-Asia divide.
Three pairs are textbook-correct, so the item turns on one fact: which continent Elbrus belongs to. Because the Caucasus straddles the Europe-Asia border, Elbrus is often mis-assigned to Asia — but it is counted as Europe's highest peak, making Elbrus-Asia the incorrect pair.
- Elbrus (Caucasus, Russia) is the highest peak of EUROPE, not Asia.
- Asia's highest peak is Mount Everest.
- Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) is Africa's highest; Aconcagua (Argentina) is South America's highest.
- Mount McKinley, North America's highest, was officially renamed Denali in 2015.
- Placing Elbrus in Asia because the Caucasus lies near the Europe-Asia border — it is Europe's highest peak.
- Forgetting that Mount McKinley and Denali are the same mountain.
Asked as 'which pair (peak-continent) is not correctly matched' or 'the highest peak of continent X'. Lock the Seven Summits, and especially that Elbrus = Europe and Everest = Asia.
The Atlas Mountains are located in which continent?
- (a) Africa
- (b) North America
- (c) South America
- (d) Australia
Answer(a) Africa
Same concept — matching a mountain feature to its continent, the exact skill needed to spot that Elbrus belongs to Europe, not Asia.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The highest mountain peak of Europe is:
- (a)Mont Blanc
- (b)Mount Elbrus
- (c)Matterhorn
- (d)Zugspitze
Answer(b) Mount Elbrus — in the Caucasus, Russia.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Denali, the highest peak of North America, was earlier known as:
- (a)Mount Logan
- (b)Mount McKinley
- (c)Mount Whitney
- (d)Pikes Peak
Answer(b) Mount McKinley — renamed Denali in 2015.