Multiple choice general knowledge history

First woman from India to scale the Mount Everest

  1. Pratibha Patil

  2. Kiran Bedi

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. Bachendri Pal
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Explanation

Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to successfully climb Mount Everest on May 23, 1984. She was part of an Indian expedition and achieved this historic feat at age 30. She later became a mountaineering instructor and Padma Shri awardee.

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