Santosh Yadav: Fill In The Blanks

Question 1

From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to ___

Answer 1

watch villagers going up the hill and suddenly vanishing after a while

Question 2

When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she ___

Answer 2

had enrolled at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering at Uttarkashi without his permission

Question 3

Santosh Yadav was born in the small village of ___

Answer 3

Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana

Question 4

During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her___

Answer 4

climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength while her concern for others and desire to work together with them impressed her fellow climbers

Question 5

Santosh Yadav had to study in a local village school ___

Answer 5

keeping in line with the prevailing custom in the family

Question 6

Santosh Yadav threatened her parents that___

Answer 6

she would not marry if she did not get a proper education

Question 7

At barely 20 years of age, Santosh Yadav scaled Mt. Everest ___

Answer 7

becoming the youngest woman in the world to achieve the feat