MCQs with answers from “Strong Roots” by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,Page-1 🔹 Strong Roots — 40 MCQs with Answers

 MCQs with answers from “Strong Roots” by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,Page-1

🔹 Strong Roots — 40 MCQs with Answers

Page-1

1. Where was Abdul Kalam born?

(A) Madurai (B) Chennai (C) Rameswaram (D) Kanyakumari

✅ Answer: (C) Rameswaram

2. When was Abdul Kalam born?

(A) 1930 (B) 1931 (C) 1932 (D) 1935

✅ Answer: (B) 1931

3. What was the economic condition of Kalam’s family?

(A) Wealthy (B) Poor (C) Middle-class (D) Rich

✅ Answer: (C) Middle-class

4. What was the name of Abdul Kalam’s father?

(A) Ashiamma (B) Jainulabdeen (C) Zainulabdin (D) Basheeruddin

✅ Answer: (B) Jainulabdeen

5. What was the educational qualification of Kalam’s father?

(A) Graduate (B) Highly educated (C) No formal education (D) Teacher

✅ Answer: (C) No formal education

6. What was a major quality of Kalam’s father?

(A) Generosity and wisdom (B) Wealth and power (C) Laziness (D) Anger

✅ Answer: (A) Generosity and wisdom

7. What was the name of Kalam’s mother?

(A) Fatima (B) Ashiamma (C) Noorjahan (D) Salma

✅ Answer: (B) Ashiamma

8. How many people did Ashiamma feed daily?

(A) Only her children (B) Only relatives (C) More outsiders than family members (D) Only beggars

✅ Answer: (C) More outsiders than family members

9. What title did a forebear of Kalam’s mother receive from the British?

(A) Raja (B) Bahadur (C) Sir (D) Khan

✅ Answer: (B) Bahadur

10. How did Kalam describe his childhood looks?

(A) Handsome (B) Short and undistinguished (C) Fair and tall (D) Smart

✅ Answer: (B) Short and undistinguished

---

11. Where was Kalam’s house located?

(A) Mosque Street (B) Temple Road (C) Church Lane (D) School Street

✅ Answer: (A) Mosque Street

12. What type of house did Kalam live in?

(A) Kutcha house (B) Mud hut (C) Pucca house (D) Tent

✅ Answer: (C) Pucca house

13. Of what material was the house made?

(A) Sand and clay (B) Brick and cement (C) Limestone and brick (D) Steel and iron

✅ Answer: (C) Limestone and brick

14. When was Kalam’s house built?

(A) 17th century (B) 18th century (C) 19th century (D) 20th century

✅ Answer: (C) 19th century

15. What was Kalam’s father's lifestyle like?

(A) Lavish (B) Luxurious (C) Simple and austere (D) Extravagant

✅ Answer: (C) Simple and austere

16. What was provided in Kalam’s family without compromise?

(A) Entertainment (B) Luxury items (C) Food, medicine, clothing (D) Car and TV

✅ Answer: (C) Food, medicine, clothing

17. How does Kalam describe his childhood?

(A) Sad (B) Secure and happy (C) Painful (D) Lonely

✅ Answer: (B) Secure and happy

18. Where did Kalam eat his meals?

(A) On the verandah (B) On the terrace (C) On the kitchen floor (D) In a restaurant

✅ Answer: (C) On the kitchen floor

19. What was food served on?

(A) Steel plate (B) Plastic tray (C) Banana leaf (D) Wooden plate

✅ Answer: (C) Banana leaf

20. Which item was part of Kalam’s meal?

(A) Milk and bread (B) Rice and sambar (C) Noodles (D) Pasta

✅ Answer: (B) Rice and sambar

---

21. What type of chutney did Kalam have?

(A) Mango chutney (B) Mint chutney (C) Coconut chutney (D) Tamarind chutney

✅ Answer: (C) Coconut chutney

22. Which religious place made Rameswaram famous?

(A) Mosque (B) Shiva temple (C) Church (D) Dargah

✅ Answer: (B) Shiva temple

23. How far was the Shiva temple from Kalam’s house?

(A) 5 minutes (B) 10 minutes (C) 20 minutes (D) 15 minutes

✅ Answer: (B) 10 minutes

24. What was the religious nature of Kalam’s locality?

(A) Hindu only (B) Christian only (C) Muslim dominated (D) Buddhist only

✅ Answer: (C) Muslim dominated

25. How did Hindus and Muslims live in Kalam’s area?

(A) In rivalry (B) Amicably (C) In silence (D) With hatred

✅ Answer: (B) Amicably

26. Where did Kalam go with his father for prayer?

(A) Temple (B) Mosque (C) Church (D) Gurdwara

✅ Answer: (B) Mosque

27. How old was the mosque Kalam visited?

(A) Brand new (B) Very old (C) Recently renovated (D) Newly built

✅ Answer: (B) Very old

28. At what time did they offer prayer together?

(A) Morning (B) Afternoon (C) Evening (D) Night

✅ Answer: (C) Evening

29. Which language were the prayers recited in?

(A) Tamil (B) Sanskrit (C) Hindi (D) Arabic

✅ Answer: (D) Arabic

30. Did Kalam understand the Arabic prayers?

(A) Completely (B) Partially (C) Not at all (D) Fluently

✅ Answer: (C) Not at all

---

31. What was Kalam’s feeling toward the Arabic prayers?

(A) Confused (B) Doubtful (C) Convinced (D) Uninterested

✅ Answer: (C) Convinced

32. What did Kalam’s father avoid?

(A) Religion (B) Education (C) All inessential comforts (D) Helping people

✅ Answer: (C) All inessential comforts

33. Which member of Kalam’s family had a British title?

(A) Father (B) Maternal ancestor (C) Paternal uncle (D) Cousin

✅ Answer: (B) Maternal ancestor

34. How does Kalam describe his parents?

(A) Strict and unkind (B) Ideal couple (C) Modern (D) Proud

✅ Answer: (B) Ideal couple

35. How does Kalam describe his childhood home environment?

(A) Insecure (B) Luxurious (C) Emotionally secure (D) Boring

✅ Answer: (C) Emotionally secure

36. What was the nature of Kalam’s father’s wisdom?

(A) Academic (B) Spiritual (C) Innate (D) Political

✅ Answer: (C) Innate

37. What was Kalam’s emotional connection to his meals?

(A) Boredom (B) Joy (C) Anger (D) Indifference

✅ Answer: (B) Joy

38. What does the word ‘pucca’ in ‘pucca house’ mean?

(A) Unfinished (B) Permanent and strong (C) Temporary (D) Luxurious

✅ Answer: (B) Permanent and strong

39. What type of life did Kalam’s parents lead?

(A) Political (B) Lavish (C) Simple and value-based (D) Business-oriented

✅ Answer: (C) Simple and value-based

40. What is the main theme of this excerpt from ‘Strong Roots’?

(A) National politics (B) Childhood education (C) Kalam’s secure upbringing and values (D) War and peace

✅ Answer: (C) Kalam’s secure upbringing and values