The only woman in the world who, has scaled Mt. Everest twice was born in a society where the birth of a son was regarded as a blessing, and a daughter, though not considered a curse, was not generally welcome. When her mother was expecting Santosh, a travelling ‘holy man’, giving her his blessing, assumed that she wanted a son.
But, to everyone’s surprise, the unborn child’s grandmother, who was standing close by, told him that they did not want a son. The ‘holy man’ was also surprised ! Nevertheless, he gave the requested blessing ………….. and as destiny would have it, the blessing seemed to work. Santosh was born the sixth child in a family with five sons, a sister to five brothers. She was born in the small village of Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana.
1. What is the unique achievement of Santosh Yadav ?
A. She was born in an orthodox society.
B. She scaled Mt. Everest twice.
C. She was an unwanted child.
D. None of these three
2. ………………. was generally not welcomed in the society in which Santosh was born.
A. Inter-caste marriage
B. Holy man’s blessings
C. Girl child’s birth
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
3. ……………… did not want son for Santosh’s mother.
A. Santosh’s father
B. Santosh’s mother
C. Santosh’s grandfather
D. Santosh’s grandmother
4. Santosh was a sister of …………….. brothers.
A. one
B. three
C. five
D. four
