Multiple choice general knowledge history

First Indian-born woman and the second person of Indian origin to fly in space

  1. Naina Lal Kidwai

  2. Kalpana Chawla

  3. Indra Nooyi

  4. Anandi Gopal Joshi
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Explanation

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman to fly in space (Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-87 in 1997). She was born in Karnal, Haryana, and later became a US citizen. She tragically died in the Columbia disaster in 2003. Indra Nooyi is a business executive, not an astronaut.

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