Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Ang Rita
B. Tenzing Norgay
C. Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
D. Edmund Hillary
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Messner and Habeler in 1978.

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Who was the first woman to hold the position of Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A. Gro Harlem Brundtland
B. Miriam Were
C. Margaret Chan
D. Chanel Miller

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Gro Harlem Brundtland became the first woman to lead the WHO in 1998.

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Who was the first woman to fly solo around the world?
A. Jacqueline Cochran
B. Harriet Quimby
C. Amelia Earhart
D. Jerrie Mock

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Jerrie Mock completed the first solo round-the-world flight by a woman in 1964.

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Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon?
A. Richard Branson
B. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones
C. Félix Baumgartner
D. Steve Fossett

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Piccard and Jones completed the first nonstop balloon circumnavigation.

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