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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level 2022 - 7 Feb 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

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Mountaineer Edmund Hillary was of ______ nationality.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. New Zealand.

Edmund Hillary

  • He was a mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist from New Zealand.
  • On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
  • They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.
  • From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.
  • In 1975, Hillary served as a vice president for the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand.