1. From APJ’s house, Rameswaram was –
(A) Ten minutes’s Walk
(B) 15 minutes walk
(C) 30 minutes walk
(D) 20 minutes walk
Ans: (A) Ten minutes’s Walk
2. APJ’s father chanted prayers in –
(A) Arabic
(B) Parsee
(C) Greek
(D) Hindi
Ans: (A) Arabic
3. “Whenever they reach an impasse …” ‘Impasse’ means –
(A) Impossible
(B) Possible
(C) Deadlock
(D) Prayer
Ans:(C) Deadlock
4.‘Strong Roots’ is an excerpt from –
(A) My Father
(B) Wings of Dream
(C) Wings of Fire
(D) My Childhood
Ans: (C) Wings of Fire
5. Kalam’s parents were widely regarded as –
(A) Proud parents
(B) An ideal couple
(C) Successful parents
(D) Fortunate parents
Ans: (B) An ideal couple.
6. APJ Abdul Kalam’s world was concerned with –
(A) Science and war
(B) Rocket science and technology
(C) Science and technology
(D) Technology and spirituality
Ans: (C) Science and technology.
7. APJ’s parents’s name were –
(A) Jainulabdeen & Ashiamma
(B) Jainuluddin & Ashiamma
(C) Jainulabdeen & Ishikamma
(D) None of those
Ans: (A) Jainulabdeen & Ashiamma
8. From APJ’s house the coconut grove was
(A) 3 miles away
(B) 4 miles away
(C) 5 miles away
(D) 6 miles away
Ans: (B) 4 miles away
9. Rameswaram was famous for –
(A) Shiva temple
(B) Mosque
(C) Sea beach
(D) Garden
Ans: (A) Shiva temple
10. APJ’s father used to get up at –
(A) 3 a.m.
(B) 4 a.m.
(C) 5 a.m.
(D) 6 a.m.
Ans: (B) 4 a.m.
11. The ancestral house of APJ was a –
(A) Small new house
(B) Large pucca house
(C) Multistoreyed building
(D) Mud hut
Ans: (B) Large pucca house
12. The ancestral house of APJ was made of –
(A) Mud and bamboo
(B) Wood and Tin
(C) Limestone & brick
(D) Marble stone
Ans: (C) Limestone & brick
13. The ancestral house of APJ was situated at –
(A) Mosque street
(B) Temple street
(C) Rameswaram street
(D) Kerala street
Ans: (A) Mosque street
14. The name of the high priest of Rameswaram temple was –
(A) Lakshmana Sastry
(B) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry
(C) Ram Lakshmana Sastry
(D) Rameswaram Sastry
Ans: (B) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry.
15. Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built in –
(A) Mid 19th century
(B) Late 19th century
(C) Early 19th century
(D) Early 20th century
Ans: (C) Mid 19th century.
16. APJ used to eat on a –
(A) Thali
(B) Banana leaf
(C) Silver plate
(D) Aluminium plate
Ans: (B) Banana leaf
17. APJ belongs to a _____ family
(A) Tamil
(B) Bengali
(C) Oriya
(D) Keralian
Ans: (A) Tamil
18. The famous temple mentioned in the story Strong Roots is –
(A) The Kali
(B) The Shiva
(C) The Durga
(D) None
Ans : (B) The Shiva
19. Kalam’s father took him to the old mosque for –
(A) Evening prayers
(B) Morning prayers
(C) Noon prayers
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A) Evening prayers
20. Kalam’s father led a/an –
(A) Fashionable life
(B) Gorgeous way of life
(C) Comfortable life
(D) Austere way of life
Ans: (D) Austere way of life
21. The Mosque Street where Kalam lived was in –
(A) Kodaikanal
(B) Rameswaram
(C) Kanya Kumari
(D) Vizag
Ans : (B) Rameswaram
22. According to Kalam, his childhood was –
(A) Bad
(B) Pleasant
(C) Insecure
(D) Secure
Ans : (D) Secure
23. Kalam normally ate with his –
(A) Sister
(B) Brother
(C) Father
(D) Mother
Ans: (D) Mother
24. . “She then Ladled rice and aromatic sambar” – The word “aromatic” means –
(A) Vibrant
(B) Elegant
(C) Exact
(D) Fragrant
Ans: (D) Fragrant
25. The locality where Kalam lived was pre-dominantly
(A) Muslim
(B) Christian
(C) Dalit
(D) Hindu
Ans: (A) Muslim.
26. Men offered bowls for Kalam’s father to dip his
(A) fingertips
(B) stick
(C) handkerchief
(D) thumb
Ans: (A) fingertips
27. The sacred water was carried for the –
(A) children
(B) old fellows
(C) orphans
(D) invalids
Ans: (D) invalids
28. When one prays, one transcends one’s— and becomes a part of the—
(A) mind, chaos
(B) body, cosmos
(C) world, hell
(D) house, heaven
Ans: (B) body, cosmos
29. Kalams father could convey complex spiritual concepts in
(A) very simple Tamil language
(B) very scholastic English language
(C) very polished Arabic language
(D) colloquial Telegu language
Ans: (A) very simple Tamil language
30. Adversity always presents opportunities for
(A) retrospection
(B) speculation
(C) meditation
(D) introspection
Ans: (D) introspection
31. Kalam’s father answered to his son’s query in a
(A) low deep voice
(B) high voice
(C) cool manner
(D) serious tone
Ans: (A) low deep voice
32. Jainulabdeen, Kalam’s father, started his day at
(A) 6 am
(B) 5 am
(C) 4 am
(D) 3 am
Ans: (C) 4 am
33. Whenever human beings find themselves alone, they start looking for
(A) factory
(B) job
(C) company
(C) enemy
Ans: (C) company
34. Whenever people are in trouble, they look for someone
(A) to help them
(B) to lift them
(C) to take them to hospital
(D) to befriend them
Ans: (A) to help them.
35. The coconut grove was about miles walk from Kalam’s house
(A) five
(B) four
(C) three
(D) six
Ans: (B) four
36. Kalam’s father would carry home of coconuts
(A) about half a dozen
(B) about a baker’s dozen
(C) about a dozen
(D) about a bunch
Ans: (C) about a dozen
37. Kalam’s father continued to live this routine-bound life till he was in his
(A) late fifties
(B) late sixties
(C) late seventies
(D) late eighties
Ans: (B) late sixties
38. Throughout his life Kalam intended to …….his father in the field of science and technology
(A) imitate
(B) emulate
(C) sublimate
(D) excel
Ans: (A) imitate
39. The Shiva Temple was — walk from Abdul Kalam’s house.
(A) ten minutes
(B) twenty minutes
(C) fifteen minutes
(D) thirty minutes
Ans: (A) ten minutes
40. Dr. Kalam’s father had —
(A) Neither wealth nor power
(B) Neither formal education nor power
(C) Neither formal education nor wealth
(C) Neither wealth nor respect
Ans: (C) Neither formal education nor wealth.
41. Dr. Kalam’s mother’s lineage was more — than his father’s.
(A) superior
(B) Distinguished
(C) Aristocratic
(D) Lowly
Ans: (B) Distinguished
42. Kalam says, he was born into —
(A) A lower middle class family
(B) A middle-class family
(C) A very poor family
(D) A considerably rich family.
Ans: (B) A middle-class family.
43. “This water was then carried home for invalids.” – Hear the word ‘invalid’ means –
(A) illogical
(B) inessential
(C) infirm and incapable persons
(D) worthless.
Ans: (C) infirm and incapable persons.
44. The words of Abdul Kalam’ father filled him with a strange energy and –
(A) relief
(B) enthusiasm
(C) perseverance
(D) determination
Ans: (B) enthusiasm.
45.Kalam’s austere father did not like –
(A) essential comforts
(B) material wealth
(C) luxuries
(D) Arabic prayer.
Ans: (C) luxuries.
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