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Which of the following country recently launched space shuttled carrying taikonauts? (25th September, 2008)

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Russia

  4. USA
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Explanation

Taikonaut is the Chinese term for astronaut. China's Shenzhou 7 mission, carrying taikonauts including Zhai Zhigang (who performed China's first spacewalk), was launched on September 25, 2008. This was a significant milestone in China's space program.

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