Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ? I. > She was born in Kamal. II. > She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87. III. > She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre. IV. > She did a space-walk

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Q: 25 (IAS/1998)
Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ?
I. She was born in Kamal.
II. She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87.
III. She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre.
IV. She did a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite.
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General Knowledge

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IAS

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The correct answer is option 3, which includes statements I, II and III. Dissecting each option:

Option 1 includes statements I and II. While both these statements are true (Kalpana Chawla was born in Kamal, India and flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87), it doesn`t include all the correct statements, therefore, it`s not the correct option.

Option 2 includes statements II and III. Although these two statements are correct, option 2 neglects to include statement I, which is also true.

Option 3 includes statements I, II, and III and this is the correct answer as all 3 statements are true: she was born in Kamal, flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87 and was trained at the Kennedy Space Center.

Option 4 includes statements I, II, and IV. Even though statement I (born in Kamal) and II (flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87) are true, statement IV is false. Kalpana Chawla did not do a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite; it was Winston Scott and Takao Doi who performed this task.