Multiple choice

Who among the following is the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

  1. Dicky Dolma

  2. Bachindri Pal

  3. PT Usha

  4. Shobha De
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Explanation

Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest on May 23, 1984. She was part of an Indo-Nepalese women's expedition and reached the summit at age 30. She later became the head of the Adventure Program at the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation.

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