Question

The only woman in the world who has conquered Mt Everest twice was bom in a society

where the birth of a son was regarded as a blessing, and a daughter, though not

considered a curse, was not generally welcome. When her mother was expecting

Santosh, a travelling ‘holy man’, giving her his blessings assumed that she wanted a

son.

(a) The woman being talked about in the above passage is ……….

(b) Daughters were considered a curse in her society. (True/False)

(c) Birth of a son was welcomed and considered a …………

(d) ………….. is the synonym of ‘climbed’ in the above passage.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. bachinri pal

2. false

3. blessing

conquered

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Santosh Yadav

b) True

c) blessing

d) conquered