My Childhood

"My Childhood" is taken from the book___________________.

• Abdul Kalam: Life and Works

• Jobs

• Wings of Fire

• Sapiens

Which community did Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam belong to?

• Tamil Brahmin

• Tamil Muslim

• Malayali

• Telugu

Which of the following are the things that Kalam did as a child to earn money?

A) Rowing boats

B) Collecting tamarind seeds and selling them

C) Catching bundles of newspaper thrown out of the train

D) Teaching his peers.

• A and B

• A and C

• B and C

• B and D

How did Kalam's family contribute to the celebration of Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam?

• They made the statues.

• They catered for it.

• They were responsible for the decoration.

• They arranged the boats.

What marked Kalam as being a Muslim boy?

• His kurta.

• His cap.

• The pendant around his neck

• The sacred thread

Why did the new teacher ask Kalam to move to the last bench?

• He did not like the idea of a Brahmin sharing a seat with a Muslim.

• Kalam and Ramanandha were talking.

• Kalam was too tall to sit in the front row.

• Kalam was late for the class.

What was the approach of society of Rameswaram towards segregation of social groups in general?

• They were neutral

• They were flexible

• They were rigid

• They respected the differences

Who said the given line, “Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.”

• Sivasubramania Iyer

• Jainulabdeen Kalam

• Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

• Mahatma Gandhi

"Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?"

What does Kalam's father mean by saying this?

• Kalam should forget about his family.

• Nest is not the right place to live.

• Seagulls are an adventurous breed.

• Kalam will have to leave the home if he wanted to grow.

How do we know that Sivasubramania Iyer's wife had a change of heart?

• She serves Kalam with her own hands in her kitchen.

• She asks Kalam to visit their home whenever he feels like.

• She gifts Kalam a pen.

• None of the above.