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    Question

    Recently who has become the first Indian Woman to scale

    five peaks above 8000m?
    A Premlata Agarwal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Shivangi Pathak Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Arunima Sinha Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Priyanka Mohite Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • After climbing the third highest mountain in the world Mount Kanchenjunga(8,586 m), Priyanka Mohite from Satara in western Maharashtra has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres.
    • Priyanka Mohite is a recipient of Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2020.
    • In April 2021, she had scaled Mt Annapurna (8,091 m), the 10th highest mountain peak in the world and had become the first Indian woman climber to achieve the feat.
    • Priyanka Mohite has also climbed the world's highest peak Mount Everest (8,849 m) in 2013, Mount Lhotse (8,516 m) in 2018, Mount Makalu (8,485 m) and Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in 2016.

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