Strong Roots by APJ Abdul Kalam
Multiple Choice Question from ‘Strong Roots’ by APJ Abdul Kalam
1. One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of-
(a) Bahadur
(b) Raibahadur
(c) Padmashree
(d) Bharat Ratna
Answer: (a) Bahadur
2. From APJ’s house, Rameswaram was –
(a) 10 minutes’s Walk
(b) 15 minutes walk
(c) 30 minutes walk
(d) 20 minutes walk
Answer: (a) 10 minutes’s Walk
3. APJ Abdul Kalam was by birth a-
(a) Telugu
(b) Kannad
(c) Tamil
(d) Malayali
Answer: (c) Tamil
4. The menu of his daily meal was –
(a) Rice, Sambar, pickle, and chutney
(b) Rice, dal, fish and mutton
(c) Chicken soup and rice
(d) Fried rice
Answer: (a) Rice, Sambar, pickle, and chutney
5. The name of Abdul Kalam’s mother is-
(a) Ashima
(b) Ashiamma
(c) Shiamma
(d) Hiamma
Answer: (b) Ashiamma
6. “Whenever they reach an impasse …”, here ‘Impasse’ means –
(a) Impossible
(b) Possible
(c) Bad situation
(d) Prayer
Answer: (c) Bad situation
7. APJ Abdul Kalam’s own world was concerned with
(a) science and war
(b) science and technology
(c) missile technology
(d) rocket science and technology
Answer: (b) science and technology
8. Kalam’s father believed that for people in distress, was –
(a) A mere mediator
(b) Greater then God
(c) A solver of problems
(d) A helpless onlooker of their difficulties
Answer: (a) A mere mediator
9. The prayers chanted in the mosque were in
(a) Urdu
(b) French
(c) Persian
(d) Arabic
Answer: (d) Arabic
10. APJ’s parents’s name were–
(a) Jainulabdeen & Ashiamma
(b) Jainuluddin & Ashiamma
(c) Jainulabdeen & Ashiana
(d) None of those
Answer: (a) Jainulabdeen & Ashiamma
11. Rameswaram was famous to pilgrims for-
(a) the Vishnu temple
(b) the Tirupati temple
(c) the Shiva temple
(d) the mosque
Answer: (c) the Shiva temple
12. Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built [HS 2017]
(a) mid 19th century
(b) late 19th century
(c) early 20th century
(d) early 19th century
Answer: (a) mid 19th century
13. From APJ’s house the coconut grove was
(a) 3 miles away
(b) 4 miles away
(c) 5 miles away
(d) 6 miles away
Answer: (b) 4 miles away
14. Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for-
(a) pre-dawn prayers
(b) evening prayers
(c) mid-day prayers
(d) afternoon prayers
Answer: (b) evening prayers
15. Everyday, APJ’s Mother fed –
(a) 10 people
(b) 20 people
(c) Many people
(d) No people
Answer: (c) Many people
16. Kalam’s locality was predominantly-
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) Jain
(d) Buddhist
Answer: (b) Muslim
17. APJ would take his meal with his –
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Both
(d) Brother
Answer: (b) Mother
18. Abdul Kalam’s house was in the-
(a) Mosque street
(b) Park Street
(c) Church Street
(d) Temple Street Answer:
Answer: (a) Mosque street
19. APJ used to eat on a –
(a) Thali
(b) Banana leaf
(c) Silver plate
(d) Aluminium plate
Answer: (b) Banana leaf
20. APJ’s father used to get up at–
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.
Answer: (b) 4 a.m.
21. Why was Kalam’s father well-known in their locality?
(a) He was a Successful Doctor
(b) He was a respected teacher
(c) Explainer of complex spiritual concept
(d) He was a wealthy money lender
Answer: (c) Explainer of complex spiritual concept
22. The ancestral house of APJ was a–
(a) Small new house
(b) Large pucca house
(c) Multistoreyed building
(d) Mud hut
Answer: (b) Large pucca house
23. The ancestral house of APJ was made of–
(a) Mud and bomboo
(b) Wood and Tin
(c) Limestone & brick
(d) Marble stone
Answer: (c) Limestone & brick
24. ‘Strong Roots’ is an excerpt from-
(a) My father
(b) Wings of Fire
(c) My Childhood
(d) Wings of Dream.
Answer: (b) Wings of Fire
25. The ancestral house of APJ was situated at–
(a) Mosque street
(b) Temple street
(c) Rameswaram street
(d) Kerala street
Answer: (a) Mosque street