Chapter - 2
Strong Roots
-APJ Abdul Kalam
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (WBCHSE and other board)
1. The story Strong Roots is taken from - (a) Fire of Wings ,
(b) Wings of Fire,
(c) Wings' Fire ,
(d) Wing of Fire.
2. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was born into a/an - (a) Middle class family,
(b) Upper class family,
(c) Lower class family,
(d) Upper middle class family.
3. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was born into a middle class -
(a) Gujarati family,
(b) Tamil family,
(c) Telegu family,
(d) Bengalee family.
4. The house of Kalam's ancestors were built in the middle of the -
(a) 18th century,
(b) 19th century,
(c) 20th century,
(d) 17th century.
5. The famous temple mentioned in the story Strong Roots is -
(a) The Kali,
(b) The Shiva,
(c) The Durga,
(d) None.
6. Kalam's mother's forebear was given the title of -
(a) Knight,
(b) King,
(c) Bahadur,
(d) Munim.
7. Kalam's father got up at -
(a) 4 pm,
(b) 4 am,
(c) 6 pm,
(d) 6 am .
8. Kalam's father took him to the old mosque for -
(a) Evening prayers,
(b) Morning prayers,
(c) Noon prayers,
(d) None of the above.
9. Kalam's father, had-
(a) less formal education
(b) informal education
(c) much formal education
(d) not much formal education.
10. Jainulabdeen was a man of -
(a) great personality
(b) great innate wisdom
(c) a great strength
(d) no wisdom.
11. Kalam's father had -
(a) no spirit at all
(b) a little generosity of spirit
(c) a show of generosity
(d) a true generosity of spirit.
12. In Ashiamma, Kalam's father found an ideal -
(a) helpmate
(b) speaker
(c) singer
(d) teacher.
13. Ashiamma fed everyday-
(a) only the outsiders
(b) only the family members
(c) the family members along with the outsiders
(d) no family members.
14. Kalam's parents were regarded as a /an -
(a) quarrelsome couple
(b) lazy couple
(c) energetic couple
(d) ideal couple.
15. Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma had -
(a) only one child
(b) no children
(c) many children
(d) two children.
16. One of the forebears of Kalam's mother was awarded by the British the title of -
(a) Bahadur
(b) Raibahadur
(c) Padmasree
(d) Bharat Ratna .
17. Kalam was born to -
(a) tall and handsome parents
(b) short and handsome parents
(c) tall and ugly looking parents
(d) short and ugly looking parents.
18. The ancestral house, in which Kalam lived, was built in the middle of the -
(a) twentieth century
(b) nineteenth century
(c) eighteenth century
(d) seventeenth century.
19. Kalam's fairly large pucca house was built of -
(a) concrete
(b) mud
(c) limestone and brick
(d) cement and brick.
20. Kalam's father led a/an -
(a) fashionable life
(b) gorgeous way of life
(c) comfortable life
(d) austere way of life.
21. The Mosque Street where Kalam lived, was in -
(a) Kodaikanal
(b) Rameswaram
(c) Kanya Kumari
(d) Vizag.
22. Kalam's austere father used to avoid all _________ comforts and luxuries.
(a) uncertain
(b) inessential
(c) essential
(d) certain.
23. According to Kalam, his childhood was -
(a) aimless
(b) pleasant
(c) insecure
(d) secure.
24. Kalam normally ate with his -
(a) sister
(b) brother
(c) father
(d) mother.
25. Kalam ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the -
(a) verandah
(b) bedroom
(c) dining room
(d) kitchen .
26. At the time of lunch Kalam's mother would place before Kalam a -
(a) a sal leaf
(b) a banana leaf
(c) large bowl
(d) dish.
27. At lunch, Kalam's mother would give Kalam some pickle, which was -
(a) bought from the market
(b) country-made
(c) forest made
(d) home-made .
28. During lunch Kalam's mother would serve Kalam -
(a) coconut chutney
(b) mango pickle
(c) tamarind pickle
(d) mango chutney.
29. "...she then Ladled rice and aromatic sambar" - The word "aromatic" means -
(a) vibrant
(b) elegant
(c) exact
(d) fragrant.
30. What made Rameswaram famous to pilgrims -
(a) the Shiva temple
(b) the Deity Ramchandra
(c) the Deity Lakshmana
(d) the Minakshi Temple.
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