Mountaineering Questions and Answers
1-In climbing up an Avalanche prone slope, one should follow a ___ route to ascend
(A) Vertical
(B) Zig-zag
(C) Diagonal
(D) All of the above
2-Rope which has more elasticity is
(A) Single rope
(B) Twin rope
(C) Static rope
(D) Dynamic rope
3-What type of ice is found at the ablation zone?
(A) Black ice
(B) All type
(C) Blue ice
(D) White ice
4-High Altitude Pulmonary Odema (HAPO) is basically filling of fluid inside the
(A) Tissues
(B) Stomach
(C) Brain
(D) Lungs
5-First type of rope used in climbing is
(A) Breaded
(B) Manila
(C) Nylon
(D) Hawser laid
6-Terrodactyl is a kind of
(A) Crampon
(B) Ice axe
(C) Ice Anchor
(D) Snow Anchor
7-What types of crevasse are mostly formed where the Glacier takes a turn?
(A) Transversal
(B) Diagonal
(C) Latitudinal
(D) Longitudinal
8-While negotiating an Avalanche prone area one should have
(A) Middle man
(B) Lookout man
(C) End man
(D) Guide man
9-Stomper belay is related to
(A) Snow climbing
(B) Ice climbing
(C) Rock climbing
(D) All of the above
10- ___ Pulley system is used for rescue of an unconscious victim from a crevasse
(A) E
(B) Z
(C) C
(D) A
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(D), 3-(A), 4-(D), 5-(B), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(B), 9-(A), 10-(B)
11-Camalots are kind of
(A) Technical Cam Unit
(B) Anchor
(C) Rappelling
(D) Belaying
12-On Glacier travel all climbers should
(A) Walk one by one alone
(B) Walk with Rope up
(C) Walk close to each other
(D) Walk fast
13-North-South lines increasing in the form of degrees from West to East are
(A) Westing
(B) Northing
(C) Southing
(D) Easting
14-Tape knot is a type of
(A) Joining knot
(B) Direct knot
(C) Friction knot
(D) Anchor knot
15-Snow Bollard is also known as
(A) Horse shoe
(B) Isobar
(C) Fluke
(D) Stake
16-Length of Himalayan range from West to East is ___ km long
(A) 2200
(B) 2400
(C) 2600
(D) 2300
17-Mountaineer’s Coil is also known as
(A) Climbing coiling
(B) Chain coiling
(C) Causality coiling
(D) Butterfly coiling
18-One-year old snow is known as
(A) Neve
(B) Fern
(C) Hard snow
(D) Old snow
19-A plane of rock inclined from 30 to 75 degrees is called as
(A) Cliff
(B) Glacis
(C) Wall
(D) Slab
20-Tyrolean Traverse is used to
(A) Cross a river
(B) Negotiate an avalanche prone area
(C) Descend from a gradual slope
(D) Climb a steep slope
ANSWERS:
11-(B), 12-(B), 13-(D), 14-(A), 15-(A), 16-(B), 17-(C), 18-(B), 19-(D), 20-(A)