The second Indian woman to climb Mount Everest was—

Correct answer: (b) Santosh Yadav

Explanation

Santosh Yadav, a resident of Haryana and an officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, is the second Indian woman to achieve victory on the Mount Everest peak. Among the few women in the world to climb Everest twice, Santosh Yadav climbed Everest first in May, 1992 and again in May, 1993. For this achievement, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri award in the year 2000.