Question

Who among the following became the world’s youngest girl to scale Mt. Aconcagua, which is the highest peak in South America?
1. Malavath Purna
2. Swarnalata Dalai
3. Kaamya Karthikeyan
4. Arunima Sinha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kaamya Karthikeyan

The correct answer is Kaamya Karthikeyan.

• Kaamya Karthikeyan became the world’s youngest girl to scale Mt. Aconcagua.
• She is 12 years old.
• She set a record of becoming the youngest in the world to summit mount Aconcagua.
• Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak of Andes Mountain in Argentina.
• She scaled the height of 6962 metre.
• After reaching the top of the Mountain, she unfurled the Indian flag.

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• Malavath Purna became the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months.
• Swarnalata Dalai, a 20-year-old tribal girl from Odisha's Kalinganagar is all set for her Mount Everest expedition.
• Arunima Sinha is world's 1st female amputee to climb Mt Everest.