Class 5 EVS Chapter 9 Question Answers - Chapter 9 - Up You Go!

Q1: What is the date when the mountaineering camp started?
Ans: 5 Feb 1984

Q2: What did the group members have to take with their breakfast for strength and warmth?
Ans: Vitamin C, iron tablets, and hot chocolate milk

Q3: What happened when they reached a river during the trek?
Ans: They had to cross it using a rope.

Q4: Who was pushed into the river while crossing it?
Ans: Sangeeta Madam

Q5: What is the special way they used to come down from rocks?
Ans: Rapling

Q6: What did Khondonbi and Sangeeta Madam do when they got lost in the dark?
Ans: They whistled and flashed their torches.

Q7: Who was the special guest that the group met after dinner one evening?
Ans: Bachendri Pal

Q8: What did Bachendri Pal achieve later in her life?
Ans: She became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Q9: What was the group's sleeping bags filled with?
Ans: Soft feathers

Q10: What did the group members enjoy doing when they reached snow-covered mountains?
Ans: They threw snowballs at each other and made snowmen.

Q11: What award did Madam Sangeeta receive on the last day of the camp?
Ans: Best Performance Award

Q12: Where did Bachendri Pal grow up?
Ans: Nakuri village in the Garhwal area of Uttarakhand

Q13: What happened to the team on the night of 15th May during their climb?
Ans: They were caught in a snowstorm.

Q14: How many women were in the 18-member team?
Ans: Seven women

Q15: What was the time when Bachendri Pal reached the summit of Mount Everest?
Ans: Seven minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon.