CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

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Santosh Yadav’s room in Kasturba Hostel faced the ____ .
A
aravlis
B
himalyas
C
shiwalik
D
palani
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From her room in Kasturba Hostel Santosh used to watch villagers going up the hill and suddenly vanish after a while. 2. When she finished college Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she had got herself enrolled at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering without his permission. 3.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stay in Kasturba Hostel was inadvertently the turning point in Santosh’s life as she discovered her mountaineering skill and the passion to pursue it.

Detailed explanation-3: -After high school, Santosh joined the Maharani college at Jaipur and lived at the Kasturba hostel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Santosh Yadav provided special care to a climber who lay dying at the south pole in 1992 Everest Mission. She saved Mohan Singh, who would have lost his life had she not shared her oxygen with him.

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