Q1. Have you heard about a female auto driver who contested for the vice-president election? She became New Delhi’s first female auto driver, perhaps, is still the only one. In 2012, she filed nomination papers for the vice-presidential election. She also filed papers to be elected president, though she failed to secure enough signatures for her name to go forward. In 2009, she campaigned to become a member of the country’s parliament, travelling around in her rickshaw and distributing leaflets. Who are we talking about?
Q2. She was a national level volleyball player and became the world’s first Indian female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She was pushed out of a running train by thieves in 2011, and lost one leg. In 2015, she summited Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain peak in South America. She has scaled five world’s eight highest summits too. She is planning to open a sports academy named Chandra Shekhar Azad Viklaang Khel Academy for the physically-challenged, handicapped. Who is she?
Q3. She is the first female Loco Pilot for the Indian Railways in India and in Asia. She drove the first “Ladies Special” local train for Central Railways. On March 8, 2011, on the International Women’s Day, when she became Asia’s first woman Loco Pilot to drive the prestigious Deccan Queen from Pune to CST, through difficult but scenic topography. Identify her.
Q4. This Indian open water swimming champion set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean. Last year she sought monetary help from citizens through an online crowd funding platform to try her luck in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She wants to represent India at the Olympics in open water swimming which is an Olympic sport since 2008. She is also promoting crowd funding as a tool of resounding success for upcoming talents. Who are we talking about?
Q5. There are two full-fledged firefighting training institutes in the world. One is in Nagpur called the National Fire Service College, the only one in south Asia. At 23, she created history when she became the first-ever female student to get admission in this college. She is also an avid biker. She was posted in Gujarat earlier and was in charge of a fire station. She served as a role model and many other girls followed her footsteps and joined the force. Which passionate lady firefighter are we referring to?
