Who was the first Indian to go to space? || ADRE 1.0 (SLRC 2022) Paper-I Solved Questions

QUESTION:

Who was the first Indian to go to space? 

(A) Kalpana Chawla 

(B) Vikram Sarabhai 

(C) Rakesh Sharma 

(D) Yuri Gagarin


ANSWER:


Option

Name

Explanation

(A)

Kalpana Chawla

Incorrect. Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin in space but not the first Indian.

(B)

Vikram Sarabhai

Incorrect. Vikram Sarabhai was a prominent space scientist but never went to space.

(C)

Rakesh Sharma

Correct. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go to space.

(D)

Yuri Gagarin

Incorrect. Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space but not Indian.


Correct Option: (C) Rakesh Sharma


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