Beehive (Prose): Reach for the Top · Class 9 · CBSE English
What rare distinction does Santosh Yadav hold in the history of world mountaineering?
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What rare distinction does Santosh Yadav hold in the history of world mountaineering?
- A.She is the only woman to have scaled Mount Everest four times.
- B.She is the youngest woman in the world to climb Mount Everest alone.
- C.She is the only woman in the world to have scaled Mount Everest twice.Correct answer
- D.She is the first woman to ski down Mount Everest.
Solution
Santosh Yadav is the only woman in the world who has scaled Mount Everest twice, setting a record of scaling it within twelve months of her first successful climb.
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