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An Indian- American woman in Astronaut

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kalpana Chawla was born at_________

a)

Karnal, in Haryana.

b)

Faribad, in Haryana

c)

Bangalore, in Karnataka

d)

Panipat, in Haryana

2.

Kalpana went to the U.S. for__________

a)

Work

b)

To get married

c)

higher studies

d)

None of the above

3.

Kalpana’s first mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, was nearly____________

a)

11days long 16hours and 50minutes.

b)

18days long 16hours and 90minutes.

c)

5days long 21hours and 34minutes.

d)

15days long 16hours and 34minutes.

4.

Kalpana married the flight instructor ______

a)

Otis Harrison

b)

John Michael

c)

Robert Walker

d)

Jean Pierre Harrison.

5.

Kalpana Chawla was a _______________ citizen.

a)

African- American

b)

Indian- American

c)

Indian

d)

All of the above

6.

According to the journalist, an astronaut needs to know a lot about. __________

a)

biology and

aeronautical engineering

b)

Social and political

c)

Civic and public

d)

All of the above

7.

In which year was she selected for training by NASA?

a)

1988

b)

1685

c)

1884

d)

1994

8.

She went around the earth ________ times

a)

128

b)

667

c)

365

d)

252

9.

Kalpana Chawla did her schooling in ________

a)

Tagore School Karnal

b)

St. Anne's, Bangalore

c)

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Karnal

d)

None of the above

10.

She was appointed as ___________ initially in NASA.

a)

Pilot

b)

Aeronautical engineer

c)

Aerospace engineer

d)

Research scientist