Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Mountain Peak – Continent

Question

Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Mountain Peak  –  Continent

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) 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) Correctly matched — Mount McKinley (officially renamed Denali in 2015) is the highest peak of North America; the booklet's spelling is retained.  (d) Correctly matched — Aconcagua in Argentina's Andes is the highest peak of South America.

Concept: 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.

State PCS 2020 Q63 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q63 — Geography PYQ with Answer