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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shivangi Pathak, the 17-year-old from Haryana, has now scaled Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, in three days. She belongs to which state?
A
West Bengal
B
Assam
C
Karnataka
D
Haryana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Previously, this teenager from Haryana became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest, and now by scaling Africa’s Highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, Shivangi Pathak has added another feather to her cap. This 17-year-old teen, who is from Haryana’s Hisar city has scaled the peak in three days.

Detailed explanation-2: -A global record has been achieved by Mr. Ravi Kishor Mallapragada and his wife, Mrs. Sowdamini, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at 61 and 57 years of age respectively. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meenu Andria, a 38-year-old mother of three from Arthunkal near Cherthala, has recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak in Africa. Ms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shivangi Pathak is an Indian mountaineer born in Hisar, Haryana in August 2002. At age 16, she became India’s youngest person to climb the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, on 16 May 2018 from the Nepal side. She climbed Russia’s highest peak Mount Elbrus in Europe on 2 September 2018.

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