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Q1.Kalpana Chawla, who died in the Columbia disaster, was born in which country?

Medium
A India
B Pakistan
C Bangladesh
D Sri Lanka
Astronauts CSS

Correct Answer: A

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut.

Q2.Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

Medium
A John Glenn
B Alan Shepard
C Neil Armstrong
D Gus Grissom
Astronauts FPSC

Correct Answer: A

John Glenn orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.

Q3.Who was the first person to perform a spacewalk?

Hard
A Alexei Leonov
B Yuri Gagarin
C Ed White
D Neil Armstrong
Astronauts PMS

Correct Answer: A

Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk in March 1965.

Q4.Who was the second person to walk on the Moon?

Medium
A Buzz Aldrin
B Michael Collins
C Alan Shepard
D Pete Conrad
Astronauts PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Buzz Aldrin followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface in 1969.