Consider the following: First man to reach at South Pole First Man Cosmonaut First Person to Sail around the World First Woman Cosmonaut First Woman to climb Mount Everest Which among the above have the same nationality?
Q. Consider the following: First man to reach at South Pole First Man Cosmonaut First Person to Sail around the World First Woman Cosmonaut First Woman to climb Mount Everest Which among the above have the same nationality?
Answer: 2 & 4
Notes: 1. First man to reach at South Pole -Amundsen ( first person to reach both the North and South Poles) : Norway 2. First Man Cosmonaut -Yuri Gagarin (Russian) 3. First Person to Sail around the World -Ferdinand Magellan, Portugal 4. First Woman Cosmonaut -Valentina Tereshkova (Russian) 5. First Woman to climb Mount Everest - Junko Tabei (Japan)

 

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