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1. Where
was Kalpana Chawla born?
Ans.
Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana in 1962.
2. Where
did Kalpana go in 1982?
Ans. In
1982, Kalpana went to the USA to study at the University of Texas at Arlington.
3. What
was Kalpana called by her family?
Ans. Kalpana
was called 'Montu' by her family.
4. What
was the name of the space shuttle that was lost?
Ans. The
space shuttle that was lost was Columbia.
5. When
did Kalpana die ?
Ans. Kalpana
died on 1st February, 2003.
6. What
has been named after Kalpana?
Ans. A
hill on Mars and a star in deep space have been named after Kalpana.
7. Why
was Barun sad?
Ans: Barun
was sad as he could not join his friends Ravi, Pinky and Osman for a
picnic.
8. What
did Barun's mother give him?
Ans:
Barun's mother gave him a book on India's space travels.
9. Who
was the first Indian to go on a journey to space?
Ans: Rakesh
Sharma was the first Indian to go on a journey to space.
10. What
did Barun forget when he started reading?
Ans: When
Barun started reading he forgot all about his sadness,
11. When
was Kalpana Chawla born?
Ans: Kalpana
Chawla was born in 1962 in Karnal, in the state of Haryana,
12. What
was the nickname of Kalpana Chawla?
Ans: The
nick name of Kalpana Chawla was 'Montu'.
13. When
did Kalpana join the STS-87 mission?
Ans:
Kalpana joined the STS-87 in November 1996.
14. What
did Kalpana study from Punjab Engineering College?
Ans:
Kalpana studied Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College,
India.
15. Why
did Kalpana go to USA?
Ans: Kalpana
went to USA to study at the University of Texas at Arlington.
16.
Write the name of the space shuttle that was lost.
Ans:
The name of the space shuttle was Columbia that was
lost.
17. What
does Kalpana's story show?
Ans: Kalpana's
story shows the value of hard work and sincerity that is remembered even when
one is no more.
18. What
has been named after Kalpana?
Ans: A hill
on Mars and a star in deep space have been named after Kalpana.
True
And False
1. The
space shuttle was named Soyuz T-11. [T]
2.
Rakesh Sharma went into space in 1985. [F]
3. Mrs.
Indira Gandhi spoke to Rakesh Sharma. [T]
4. Barun
got the book on India's space travels from his mother. [T]
5. Osman
and Barun were friends.[T]
6.
Barun's friends arranged a picnic on Saturday. [F]
7. On
the cover of the book was a picture of Kalpana Chawla. [F]
8.
Kalpana again went into space on January 15, 2013 (F)
9.
Columbia was lost on February 1, 2013. (F)
10. Only
one thing has been named after Kalpana. (F)
Editing By- Lipi Medhi
