Correct option is D
Bachendri Pal
• Bachendri Pal owns an exceptional place in the history of mountaineering in India as the first Indian woman to reach the top of Mount Everest, the World’s highest mountain peak.
• Bachendri Pal was born on May 24, 1954, in Naukri Village of Uttarkashi district, in Uttarakhand.
• Bachendri Pal has bagged several awards and for her remarkable contributions to mountaineering.
• In 1984, she received a gold medal for excellence in mountaineering from the Indian Mountaineering Association (IMA). In the same year, she received the fourth-highest civilian award in India, Padma Shri.
• In 1986, she received the Arjuna award, the second-highest sporting honour in India.
• In 2019, she received the third highest civilian honour of the country, Padma Bhushan, for her commitment to the development of women and youth in India.