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FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
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Question
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Why was Sucheta Kadethankar in the news recently?
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She is the first Indian to climb Mount Everest twice
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She is the first Indian to cross the English Channel
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She is the first Indian to cross the Gobi Desert
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She secured highest rank among women in Civil Services Examination 2010
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This is her story. At around 11.40 am when the sun was at its peak on July 15 this year, Sucheta Kadethankar became the first Indian to have crossed the Gobi desert . The 32-year-old was part of an expedition that had attempted to walk across the desert, a distance of 1626 km, over a span of 60 days.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Polish adventurer has become the first man in the world to cross the Gobi desert on foot. Enduring sandstorms, hurricanes and extreme temperatures, Mateusz Waligóra completed his astonishing 1, 850km trek across the fourth largest desert in the world in just 58 days.
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