Date: 20/04/2020

Strong Roots -APJ Abdul Kalam

Short Answer Type (Mark 1)

1. What is ‘Strong Roots’ all about?

Ans: The extract ‘Strong Roots’ is all about the beginning of Abdul
Kalam’s life.
2. What type of family Kalam was born into?
Ans: Abdul Kalam was born into a middle-class Tamil family.
3. How was Kalam’s father?
Ans: Kalam’s father was neither much educated nor much wealthy but he
had great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
17. Who was ideal helpmate of Kalam’s father?
Ans: Ashiamma, Kalam’s mother was his father’s ideal helpmate.
18. What were Abdul Kalam’s parents regarded as? Ans: Abdul Kalam’s
parents were regarded as an ideal couple.
19. Who had a more distinguished lineage among his parents?
Ans: Kalam’s mother had a more distinguished lineage among his
parents.
20. Where was Kalam’s ancestral house located?
Ans: Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was located on the mosque street in
Rameswaram.
21. What type of childhood did Abdul Kalam experience?
Ans: Abdul Kalam experienced a materially and emotionally
secure life.
22. What was the regular menu of Kalam’s meal?
Ans: The regular menu of Kalam’s meal was rice, sambar, pickle and
coconut chutney.
23. Why did people of different religions wait for Kalam’s father
outside the old mosque?
Ans: People of different religions waited for Kalam’s father outside the
old mosque to get the water touched by him. They took the water to home
for invalids.
24. Why people thanked Kalam’s’ father?
Ans: People thanked Kalam’s father for being cured.

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