Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

  1. Shanta Rangaswami

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Santosh Yadav

  4. Kamaljit Sandhu
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Explanation

Arati Saha became the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1954 at the age of 19. She was a long-distance swimmer and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1960. Shanta Rangaswami is a former Indian cricketer, Santosh Yadav is the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and Kamaljit Sandhu is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal.

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