1. What is the significance of Santosh Yadav being born in Joniyawas, Haryana?
- A. It's a village known for its traditional customs.
- B. It's where she attended her first school.
- C. It's where she first showed interest in mountaineering.
- D. It's where she was born with five brothers.
Correct Answer: D. It's where she was born with five brothers.
2. What did the 'holy man' assume about Santosh before her birth?
- A. Her parents wanted a son.
- B. Her grandmother wanted a daughter.
- C. She would become a mountaineer.
- D. She would study in New Delhi.
Correct Answer: A. Her parents wanted a son.
3. What does the name 'Santosh' mean?
- A. Courage
- B. Contentment
- C. Victory
- D. Determination
Correct Answer: B. Contentment
4. Why did Santosh choose to wear shorts instead of traditional Indian dresses?
- A. She wanted to rebel against tradition.
- B. She preferred comfort for climbing.
- C. She disliked Indian culture.
- D. She wanted to move to Delhi.
Correct Answer: B. She preferred comfort for climbing.
5. At what age did Santosh decide to pursue education in Delhi?
Correct Answer: B. 16
6. What did Santosh threaten her parents with to continue her education?
- A. She would run away.
- B. She would never marry.
- C. She would climb Everest.
- D. She would become a teacher.
Correct Answer: B. She would never marry.
7. Where did Santosh enroll for mountaineering training?
- A. Delhi
- B. Jaipur
- C. Rewari
- D. Uttarkashi
Correct Answer: D. Uttarkashi
8. When did Santosh Yadav first scale Mt Everest?
- A. 1988
- B. 1990
- C. 1992
- D. 1994
Correct Answer: C. 1992
9. What did Santosh Yadav accomplish in 1993?
- A. She climbed Mt Everest again.
- B. She received the Padmashri award.
- C. She saved a climber's life.
- D. She collected garbage in the Himalayas.
Correct Answer: A. She climbed Mt Everest again.
10. What special honor did the Indian government give Santosh Yadav?
- A. Bharat Ratna
- B. Padma Bhushan
- C. Padmashri
- D. Arjuna Award
Correct Answer: C. Padmashri
11. What did Santosh Yadav do during her expeditions besides climbing?
- A. She wrote books.
- B. She taught mountaineering.
- C. She collected garbage.
- D. She painted landscapes.
Correct Answer: C. She collected garbage.
12. What motivated Santosh Yadav to take up mountaineering?
- A. Her father's encouragement
- B. A holy man's blessing
- C. A visit to the Aravalli Hills
- D. A meeting with mountaineers
Correct Answer: D. A meeting with mountaineers
13. How did Santosh Yadav fund her education in Delhi?
- A. Scholarships
- B. Part-time work
- C. Family support
- D. Bank loan
Correct Answer: B. Part-time work
14. What was Santosh Yadav's initial career aspiration?
- A. Doctor
- B. Teacher
- C. Engineer
- D. Mountaineer
Correct Answer: A. Doctor
15. Which expedition led to Santosh Yadav's second ascent of Mt Everest?
- A. Indo-Nepalese Women's Expedition
- B. Indian Mountaineering Expedition
- C. International Climbers' Expedition
- D. Himalayan Women's Expedition
Correct Answer: A. Indo-Nepalese Women's Expedition
16. How did Santosh Yadav demonstrate her concern for others during the 1992 Everest mission?
- A. By leading the expedition team
- B. By saving a dying climber
- C. By setting a world record
- D. By unfurling the Indian tricolour
Correct Answer: B. By saving a dying climber
17. What was Santosh Yadav's reaction when she first scaled Mt Everest?
- A. Indifference
- B. Disappointment
- C. Pride and spirituality
- D. Fear and anxiety
Correct Answer: C. Pride and spirituality
18. What did Santosh Yadav achieve in 1992 at the age of 20?
- A. She became the youngest woman to climb Everest.
- B. She became a Padmashri awardee.
- C. She wrote her autobiography.
- D. She founded a mountaineering institute.
Correct Answer: A. She became the youngest woman to climb Everest.
19. How did Santosh Yadav convince her parents to support her education in Delhi?
- A. By threatening to never marry
- B. By promising to climb Everest
- C. By negotiating a bank loan
- D. By winning a scholarship
Correct Answer: A. By threatening to never marry
20. What role did Santosh Yadav play during her expeditions besides climbing?
- A. She was a team leader.
- B. She was a photographer.
- C. She was an environmentalist.
- D. She was a journalist.
Correct Answer: C. She was an environmentalist.
21. What did Santosh Yadav do immediately after her high school examinations?
- A. Joined a mountaineering course
- B. Visited her grandparents
- C. Traveled to New Delhi
- D. Returned to her village
Correct Answer: A. Joined a mountaineering course
22. What did Santosh Yadav witness from her room at Kasturba Hostel?
- A. Villagers climbing hills
- B. Mountaineers training
- C. Garbage disposal
- D. Cultural performances
Correct Answer: B. Mountaineers training
23. Why did Santosh Yadav refuse to marry at a young age?
- A. She was focused on education.
- B. She wanted to travel.
- C. She disliked traditional customs.
- D. She preferred mountaineering.
Correct Answer: A. She was focused on education.
24. How did Santosh Yadav's father initially react to her interest in mountaineering?
- A. He opposed it.
- B. He supported it.
- C. He ignored it.
- D. He laughed at it.
Correct Answer: A. He opposed it.
25. What did Santosh Yadav achieve in 1993?
- A. She climbed Mt Everest.
- B. She received a Padmashri.
- C. She saved a climber's life.
- D. She collected garbage.
Correct Answer: B. She received a Padmashri.
26. What did Santosh Yadav do immediately after graduating high school?
- A. Climbed Mt Everest
- B. Joined a mountaineering course
- C. Traveled to New Delhi
- D. Returned to her village
Correct Answer: B. Joined a mountaineering course
27. What did Santosh Yadav do immediately after her high school examinations?
- A. Climbed Mt Everest
- B. Joined a mountaineering course
- C. Traveled to New Delhi
- D. Returned to her village
Correct Answer: B. Joined a mountaineering course
28. What was the purpose of the Indian Mountaineering Expedition in 1992?
- A. To set a world record
- B. To scale Mt Everest
- C. To join the Indo-Nepalese Women's Expedition
- D. To unfurl the Indian tricolour
Correct Answer: B. To scale Mt Everest
29. What did Santosh Yadav achieve in 1993?
- A. Climbed Mt Everest
- B. Joined a mountaineering course
- C. Received a Padmashri
- D. Collected garbage
Correct Answer: C. Received a Padmashri
30. What special recognition did Santosh Yadav earn after climbing Everest twice?
- A. She was given the Arjuna Award.
- B. She became a mountaineering instructor.
- C. She received the Padmashri award.
- D. She was featured in a documentary.
Correct Answer: C. She received the Padmashri award.
31. How did Santosh Yadav's mountaineering career begin?
- A. She was inspired by her father.
- B. She joined a group of mountaineers by chance.
- C. She took part in a school climbing competition.
- D. She received government support for training.
Correct Answer: B. She joined a group of mountaineers by chance.
32. What resistance did Santosh face from her parents regarding her education?
- A. They refused to send her to Delhi.
- B. They wanted her to marry early.
- C. They wanted her to stay in the village.
- D. They wanted her to become a teacher.
Correct Answer: B. They wanted her to marry early.
33. What was Santosh Yadav’s approach towards challenges?
- A. She avoided them.
- B. She faced them with determination.
- C. She sought help from her family.
- D. She ignored them.
Correct Answer: B. She faced them with determination.
34. What was the primary reason Santosh’s parents eventually agreed to her higher education?
- A. She threatened to leave home.
- B. She planned to earn money herself.
- C. She convinced them with logical reasoning.
- D. A teacher intervened on her behalf.
Correct Answer: B. She planned to earn money herself.
35. What was Santosh Yadav’s attitude toward traditions?
- A. She blindly followed them.
- B. She questioned and changed them if necessary.
- C. She rejected them completely.
- D. She had no opinion about them.
Correct Answer: B. She questioned and changed them if necessary.
36. How did Santosh contribute to environmental conservation?
- A. She planted trees on her expeditions.
- B. She conducted awareness programs.
- C. She collected garbage from the Himalayas.
- D. She donated money to environmental causes.
Correct Answer: C. She collected garbage from the Himalayas.
37. Why was Santosh Yadav’s second Everest climb significant?
- A. She climbed it alone.
- B. She became the first woman to scale Everest twice.
- C. She set the fastest climbing record.
- D. She guided a team of new climbers.
Correct Answer: B. She became the first woman to scale Everest twice.
38. What was Santosh Yadav’s perspective on changing people's mindset?
- A. She believed in adapting to their views.
- B. She believed that if she was right, they had to change.
- C. She thought traditions should never change.
- D. She had no interest in changing people’s views.
Correct Answer: B. She believed that if she was right, they had to change.
39. Where did Santosh Yadav go for her formal mountaineering training?
- A. Himachal Pradesh Institute of Mountaineering
- B. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
- C. Indian Mountaineering Foundation, Delhi
- D. Everest Base Camp Training Center
Correct Answer: B. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
40. What inspired Santosh Yadav to check out the Aravalli Hills?
- A. She saw mountaineers climbing and disappearing.
- B. Her college organized a trip.
- C. Her parents encouraged her to explore nature.
- D. She read about the hills in a book.
Correct Answer: A. She saw mountaineers climbing and disappearing.
41. What was the biggest lesson Santosh Yadav learned from mountaineering?
- A. Physical strength is more important than mental strength.
- B. Teamwork and determination are key to success.
- C. Climbing mountains is an easy task.
- D. Women should not pursue extreme sports.
Correct Answer: B. Teamwork and determination are key to success.
42. What was Santosh Yadav’s feeling when she unfurled the Indian tricolour on Everest?
- A. Indifference
- B. Overwhelming pride and spirituality
- C. Disappointment
- D. Nervousness
Correct Answer: B. Overwhelming pride and spirituality
43. What kind of mindset helped Santosh Yadav achieve success?
- A. A flexible and compromising attitude
- B. A determined and fearless approach
- C. A rebellious and aggressive attitude
- D. A passive and obedient nature
Correct Answer: B. A determined and fearless approach
44. Why was Santosh Yadav’s second Everest climb unique?
- A. She climbed it during winter.
- B. She led the entire team.
- C. She joined an Indo-Nepalese women’s expedition.
- D. She climbed it without oxygen.
Correct Answer: C. She joined an Indo-Nepalese women’s expedition.
45. What was Santosh Yadav’s biggest challenge in her early life?
- A. Finding a mountaineering mentor
- B. Convincing her parents to let her study
- C. Learning how to climb
- D. Getting a scholarship for mountaineering
Correct Answer: B. Convincing her parents to let her study
46. How did Santosh Yadav contribute to the rescue efforts on Everest?
- A. She led the search for lost climbers.
- B. She shared her oxygen with a fellow climber.
- C. She built rescue shelters.
- D. She called for emergency helicopters.
Correct Answer: B. She shared her oxygen with a fellow climber.
47. Why did Santosh Yadav write a letter of apology to her father?
- A. She disobeyed him by going to Uttarkashi without permission.
- B. She refused to return home after her expedition.
- C. She failed in her first climbing attempt.
- D. She borrowed money without asking.
Correct Answer: A. She disobeyed him by going to Uttarkashi without permission.
48. What does Santosh Yadav’s life teach us?
- A. Following traditions is more important than ambition.
- B. With determination, one can achieve any goal.
- C. Women should focus on household duties.
- D. Success depends only on luck.
Correct Answer: B. With determination, one can achieve any goal.
49. What was Santosh Yadav’s biggest contribution to mountaineering?
- A. She became the first woman to climb Everest twice.
- B. She discovered a new route to Everest.
- C. She built a mountaineering school.
- D. She completed the fastest ascent of Everest.
Correct Answer: A. She became the first woman to climb Everest twice.
50. If you were Santosh Yadav, how would you fulfil your dream in adverse situations?
- A. I give up.
- B. I give away.
- C. I give in.
- D. I never give up.
Correct Answer: D. I never give up.
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