Strong Root
MCQ
A. Complete the following sentences, choosing the correct option from the alternative provided:
{1 Mark each}
1. Abdul Kalam was born in the town of- (a) Ooty (b✓) Rameswaram (c) Pakshithirtham (d) Trichi
2. Rameswaram, where Kalam was born, was in the erstwhile - (a) Andhra Pradesh (b)Pondicherry State (c✓) Madras State (d) none of them
3. Jainulabdeen, Kalam's father, had- (a) less formal education (b) informal education (c) much formal education (d✓) not much formal education
4. Jainulabdeen was a man of - (b) great personality (b✓) great innate wisdom (c) a great strength (d) no wisdom
5. 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
6. In Ashiamma, Kalam's father found an ideal -(a✓) helpmate (b) speaker (c) singer (d) teacher
7. Ashiamma fed everyday- (a) only the outsiders (b) only the family members (c✓) the family members along with the outsiders (d) no family members
8. Kalam's parents were regarded as a /an -(a) quarrelsome couple (b) lazy couple (c) energetic couple (d✓) ideal couple
9. Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma had - (a) only one child (b) no children (c✓) many children (d) two children
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. Kalam's fairly large pucca house was built of - (a) concrete (b) mud (c✓) limestone and brick (d) cement and brick
14. Kalam's father led a/an - (a) fashionable life (b) gorgeous way of life (c) comfortable life (d✓) austere way of life
15. The Mosque Street where Kalam lived, was in (a) Kodaikanal (b✓) Rameswaram (c) Kanya Kumari (d) Vizag
16. My austere father used to avoid all _________ comforts and luxuries. (a) uncertain (b✓) inessential certain (c) essential (d) certain
17. Jainulabdeen provided his children -(a) no necessity (b) meagre necessities (c) all necessities (d✓) the necessities so far he could
18. According to Kalam, his childhood was - (a) aimless (b) pleasant (c) insecure (✓d) secure
19. Kalam normally ate with his - (a) sister (b) brother (c) father (✓d) mother
20. Kalam ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the -(a) verandah (b) bedroom (c) dining room (✓d) kitchen
21. 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
22. 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
23. During lunch Kalam's mother would serve Kalam -(a✓) coconut chutney (b) mango pickle (c) tamarind pickle (d) mango chutney
24. "...she then Ladled rice and aromatic sambar The word "aromatic" means -(a) vibrant (b) elegant (c) exact (d✓) fragrant.
25. What made Rameswaram famous to pilgrims - (a✓) the Shiva temple (b) the Deity Ramchandra (c) the Deity Lakshmana (d) the Minakshi temple
26. From Kalam's house, the Shiva temple of Rameswaram was (a) a five-minute walk (b✓) a ten-minute walk (c) ten footsteps only (d) far away
27. The locality where Kalam lived was (a✓) mostly Muslim (b) only Muslim (c) only Hindu (d) mostly Hindu
28. In the neighbourhood of Kalam, the Hindu and Muslim families lived together (a) politically (b✓) amicably (c) anxiously
29 Jainulabdeen would take Kalam to the mosque for-- (a✓) evening prayers (b) night prayers (c) moming prayers (d) day prayers
30. In the mosque, prayers were chanted in Arabic language, of which Kalam had (a) superficial idea ( b) complete idea(c✓) no idea (d) some idea
31. As a child, Kalam had full conviction that prayers had mighty power (d) reached God did not reach God (b) proved nothing
32. People who would wait for Kalam's father to come out of the mosque, were o labourers of different religions Muslims only (b) Hindus only
33. People of different religion would wait for Kalam's father with-- (a) glasses of water (b✓)bowls of water (c)cups of water (d) plates of water
34. People of different religions would wait for Kalam's father -- (a) in the mosque (b)in the temple in his house (d✓) outside the mosque
35. Jainulabdeen would say a prayer by dipping his in the bowls of water. O (✓a) fingertips (b) thumb forefinger (d) middle finger
36. The water, after a prayer said by Kalam's father, was taken home by people to give to those who were (a✓) invalids (b) healthy(c) abnormal (d) homesick
37. After getting cured, people would visit Kalam's father to-- (a✓) offer him thanks(b) threat him (c) offer him things (d) blame him
38. After getting cured, when people offered thanks to Jainulabdeen, he would always (a) complain (b) feel irritated(c✓) smile (d) pray to God
39. When the invalids got cured and met Jainulabdeen, he would ask them to thank - (a) Kalam's mother(b) the mosque(c) Kalam (d✓) Allah, the merciful
40. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was (✓a) the priest of Rameswaram temple. (b) headman of the locality (c) chairman of the locality (d) councillor of the locality.
41. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was a very close friend of (a) Kalam (b) Kalam's uncle Kalam's mother (d✓) Kalam's father
42. Kalam vividly remembered that his father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry would discuss (a✓) spiritual matters (b) political matters(c) social matters (d) national matters
43. While discussings spiritual matters, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry and kalam's father wore (a) special dress(✓b) traditional dress(c) festival dress(d) normal dress
44. Jainulabdeen told Kalam that there was - (a) mystery in prayer(b) partly mystery in prayer (✓c)no mystery in prayer(d) no healing power in prayer
45. According to Kalam's father, prayer made a communion---(a) between man and God(b) between God and children (c✓) of the spirit between people (d) between man and
46. "Rather, prayer made possible communion-- The word "communion means (✓a) close relation (b) convey no relation (d) congratulation
47, According to Kalam's father, when we pray, we transcend our body and become a part of the -- (a) universe (b✓) cosmos (c) earth (d) solar system
48. When we pray, according to Kalam's father, we become a part of -- (a) the sky (b) the spirit the God (c✓) cosmos
49. In very simple Tamil language, Kalam's father could communicate - (a) material concepts (b✓) spiritual concepts (c) political concepts(d) economic concepts
50. Kalam's father believed, within the whole of the manifest divine Being, every human being is a-- (a) new element (b) non-specific element (c✓) specific element (d) natural element
51. When troubles come, according to Kalam's father, we should try to understand (a✓) the relevance of our sufferings (b) who are responsible (c) the pressure of our suffering (d) how far solvent we are
52. According to Jainulabdeen, adversity always presents opportunities for -- (a) mental tension (b) spirituality (c✓) introspection (d) happiness
53. Jainulabdeen believed that people look for someone to help them whenever they are-- (✓a) in trouble (b) in hospital (c) in power (d) in peace
54. Whenever people reach an impasse, they --- (✓a) look to someone to show them the way out (b) become indifferent (c) stay stable (d) starts confusing others.
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55. Kalam's father explained that every recurrent anguish longing and desire finds its own special maker special helper (b) trained coach (al special advisor
56. For the people in distress, Jainulabdeen played the role of alan ooo room-mate oldster go-ahead (a) go-between
57. Kalam remembered that his father would start his day by reading o the namaz the story book ob the holy book the newspaper
58. From Kalam's house, the coconut grove was about a oo three mile walk (ch half mile dri (a four-mile drive
59. The coconut grove, belonging to Kalam's father was oo very small medium-sized (b) a large one (a) a small one
60. Everyday Kalam's father would carry home about ed ten coconuts ts (b) one dozen coconuts (o six coconuts only (a) two dozen coconu i.
61. Kalam's father tied the coconuts and carried them home e) slung over his shoulder (a) by the hand (do thrown over his waist on the head 27
62. Kalam's father would have his breakfast (a) before going to the coconut grove (b) before going to the mosque (c) after coming from the coconut grove (d) after reading the namaz
63. Kalam's father continued his routine life even when he was in his ooo
(a) early fifties. (b) late fifties (c) early sixties (d) late sixties
64. Kalam has always tried to emulate his father in his own world of (a) economy (b) thought (c) science and technology (d) space
65. Kalam has tried to emulate his father O (a) only once (b) twice (c) thrice (d) throughout his life
66. Kalam's father revealed to Kalam (a) the fundamental truths (b) the truths of science (c the truths of beauty (d) the fundamental elements of science
67. Kalam feels convinced that there exists (a) ominous power (b) magical power (c) a divine power
68. According to Kalam, a divine power can guide one to one's (c proper place (b✓) true place (d) meeting place (a) desired place
69. Kalam's father believed that for people in distress, he was (a) a mere mediator (b) greater than God (d) a helpless onlooker of their difficulties (c) a solver of problems
70. Kalam's father would take him to the mosque for (e) mid-day prayers (a) pre-dawn prayers (b✓) evening prayers (d) afternoon prayers
