Santhosh Yadav

How did Santhosh gain interest for mountain climbing?

• Watching some people going up the Aravali hills from her hostel

• Her friends prompted her

• Her grandmother encouraged her

• Her parents encouraged her

What did Santhosh prefer to wear?

• Kurta

• Saree

• Shorts

• Lehenga

What does ‘Santosh’ mean ?

• Courageous

• Contentment

• Brave

• Greed

Why was Santosh pressurised ?

• Her parents insisted her to get married

• She had to study

• She had to work

• None

What was Santhosh Yadav’s greatest achievement?

• B) She climbed Mount Everest twice

• D) She was the youngest person to reach the North Pole

• A) She became the first woman to climb the K2

• C) She was the first woman to climb the Mount Kilimanjaro

How much garbage did Santosh bring down from the Himalayas ?

• 200kg

• 300kg

• 400kg

• 500kg

How did Santhosh Yadav prepare herself for her expeditions?

• By reading books about mountaineering

• By training rigorously and overcoming physical challenges

• By practising mountaineering in her local region

• None of the above

At the age of _________ most of the girls in her village used to get married.

• 16

• 17

• 15

• 14