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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the mountaineer who was conferred the Padma Bhushan 2019 award?
A
Bachendri Pal
B
Arunima Sinha
C
Malavath Purna
D
Santosh Yadav
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first Indian woman to climb the summit of world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, what she did in 1984. She was awarded the third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -A recipient of the Padma Shri for social work, Acharya Chandanaji began her work in Bihar by organising free eye camps for people with eye ailments and for those in need of cataract surgeries. Her other interventions included the field of education, poverty alleviation, gender equality and environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Assamese singer Dulal Manki received the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday.

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