1.Kalpana Chawla's hometown was
a) Chandigarh
b) Patiala
c) Karnal
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The correct answer is Karnal .
Chawla was born and raised in Karnal, a small industrial town in Haryana, 135 kilometres from Delhi
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Chawla was born and raised in Karnal, a small industrial town in Haryana, 135 kilometres from Delhi
2. Chawla got her bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from
a) IIT, Delhi
b) Punjab Engineering College
c) University of Texas
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The correct answer is Punjab Engineering College.
Chawla got her degree from Punjab Engineering College in 1982. In 1984, she got her master's degree from the University of Texas, Arlington and in 1988, a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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Chawla got her degree from Punjab Engineering College in 1982. In 1984, she got her master's degree from the University of Texas, Arlington and in 1988, a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
3. In 1994, what significant event occurred in Chawla's career?
a) She joined NASA
b) She flew a spacecraft
c) She met her husband
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The correct answer is She joined NASA .
Chawla joined NASA in 1994. She was selected for space flight in 1996.
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Chawla joined NASA in 1994. She was selected for space flight in 1996.
4. Chawla made two flights to space. Her first was in
a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 2003
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Wrong! The correct answer is 1997 .
Chawla became the first Indian-born woman in space when she spent November 19 to December 5, 1997 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. Flight STS-87 made 252 orbits of Earth, travelling 10.4 million kilometres in 376 hours and 34 minutes.
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Chawla became the first Indian-born woman in space when she spent November 19 to December 5, 1997 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. Flight STS-87 made 252 orbits of Earth, travelling 10.4 million kilometres in 376 hours and 34 minutes.
5. Which rock band released a tribute album in Chawla's memory?
a) Led Zeppelin
b) Eagles
c) Deep Purple
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The correct answer is Deep Purple.
Chawla was a fan of the British hard rock band Deep Purple and met vocalist Ian Gillan at a rock show in Texas in 2001. The band recently released Bananas, a tribute to Chawla.
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Chawla was a fan of the British hard rock band Deep Purple and met vocalist Ian Gillan at a rock show in Texas in 2001. The band recently released Bananas, a tribute to Chawla.
6. Named in Chawla's memory, '51826 Kalpanachawla' is
a) An asteroid
b) A space vehicle
c) A star
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Wrong! The correct answer is An asteroid .
51826 Kalpanachawla is one of seven asteroids dedicated to the memory of the astronauts who perished in the Columbia tragedy.
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51826 Kalpanachawla is one of seven asteroids dedicated to the memory of the astronauts who perished in the Columbia tragedy.
7. In January, Chawla was the only woman to be posthumously awarded the
a) Bharat Ratna
b) Padma Shri
c) Pravasiya Bharat Samman Puraskar
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Wrong! The correct answer is Pravasiya Bharat Samman Puraskar.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee presented the award, for outstanding persons from among the Indian Diaspora, to Chawla's husband Jean-Pierre Harrison.
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Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee presented the award, for outstanding persons from among the Indian Diaspora, to Chawla's husband Jean-Pierre Harrison.
8. An avid nature lover, Chawla donated $300,000 in her will to
a) The National Audubon Society
b) The National Geographic Society
c) The World Wildlife Fund
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Wrong! The correct answer is The National Audubon Society.
The National Audubon Society in the United States, which works for the conservation of birds and their environment, will administer the Kalpana Chawla Fund for Environmental Stewardship, set up with the donation.
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The National Audubon Society in the United States, which works for the conservation of birds and their environment, will administer the Kalpana Chawla Fund for Environmental Stewardship, set up with the donation.
9. At the time of her death, Chawla was
a) 41
b) 35
c) 45
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Wrong! The correct answer is 41.
Born July 1, 1961, Chawla was 41 at the time of her death.
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Born July 1, 1961, Chawla was 41 at the time of her death.
10. Chawla's favourite experience in space was
a) Flying the space shuttle
b) Watching the earth
c) Taking space walks
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Wrong! The correct answer is Watching the earth.
Chawla often spoke of how she loved to watch the earth from space just before going to sleep.
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Chawla often spoke of how she loved to watch the earth from space just before going to sleep.