{"id":86267,"date":"2025-06-01T03:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86267"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:42:17","slug":"chronologically-arrange-the-following-indian-origin-astronauts-on-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/chronologically-arrange-the-following-indian-origin-astronauts-on-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronologically arrange the following Indian-origin astronauts on the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chronologically arrange the following Indian-origin astronauts on the basis of their flying into space starting with the first :<br \/>\n1. Sunita Williams<br \/>\n2. Rakesh Sharma<br \/>\n3. Sirisha Bandla<br \/>\n4. Kalpana Chawla<br \/>\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;4-3-2-1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2-4-1-3&#8243; option3=&#8221;2-1-4-3&#8243; option4=&#8221;1-4-3-2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B. The chronological order of these Indian-origin astronauts flying into space is: Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams, and Sirisha Bandla.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n1. Rakesh Sharma flew in 1984 (Soyuz T-11).<br \/>\n2. Kalpana Chawla first flew in 1997 (STS-87).<br \/>\n3. Sunita Williams first flew in 2006 (STS-116).<br \/>\n4. Sirisha Bandla flew in 2021 (Virgin Galactic Unity 22).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nRakesh Sharma is the only Indian citizen to have gone to space. Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams, and Sirisha Bandla are of Indian origin but were US citizens when they flew. Kalpana Chawla tragically died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Sunita Williams has held records for total spacewalk time for a woman and most spacewalks by a woman. 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