General knowledge:

SYMBOLS OF COUNTRIES
SL NO

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COUNTRY

SYMBOL

ENGLAND

Rose

WALES

Leek, Dragon

SCOTLAND

Thistle

GREECE

Olive branch

CHAINA

Dragon

ARGENTINA

Ceibo(Flower)

BULGARIA

Lion

COLOMBIA

Orchid

SPAIN

Red Carnation

10

RUSSIA

Brown Bear

11

USA

Bald Eagle

12

CANADA

Maple Leaf

13

INDIA

Royal Bengal Tiger

14

IRELAND

Shamrock

15

AUSTRALIA

Golden Wattle Flower

16

TURKEY

Tulip

17

SOUTH AFRICA

Blue Crane

18

DENMARK

Beech Tree

19

JAPAN

Cherry Blossom

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HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS

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Sl Name
no

Height in
metres

Range

Mount Everest

8,848

Himalayas May29,1953

K-2 (Godwin Austen)

8,610

Karakoram July31,1954

Kanchenjunga

8,597

Himalayas May25,1955

Lhotse

8,511

Himalayas May18,1956

Makalu1

8,481

Himalayas May15,1955

Dhaulagiri

8,167

Himalayas May13,1960

Manaslu1

8,156

Himalayas May09,1956

Cho uyo

8,153

Himalayas Oct19,1954

Nanga Parbat

8,125

Himalayas July03,1953

10 Annapurana1

8,091

Himalayas June03,1950

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Date of first Ascent