Class 9 English - My Childhood - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Where was APJ Abdul Kalam born?A) Madurai
B) Rameswaram
C) Chennai
D) Kanyakumari
2 / 40What was Kalam's father's name?A) Jainulabdeen
B) Samsuddin
C) Ahmed Jalaluddin
D) Pakshi Lakshmana
3 / 40Kalam's father was neither very educated nor very _______.A) Poor
B) Wealthy
C) Religious
D) Tall
4 / 40Who was Kalam's mother?A) Jamilia
B) Razia
C) Ashiamma
D) Mary
5 / 40In which year was Kalam's house built?A) Mid-19th Century
B) Early 20th Century
C) 1947
D) 1800
6 / 40The house was situated on which street?A) Temple Street
B) Market Street
C) Mosque Street
D) Station Road
7 / 40Which war broke out when Kalam was 8 years old?A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Civil War
D) Cold War
8 / 40What did Kalam collect and sell during the war?A) Old newspapers
B) Tamarind seeds
C) Mangoes
D) Flowers
9 / 40Who was Kalam's cousin?A) Jalaluddin
B) Samsuddin
C) Sivasubramania
D) Arvindan
10 / 40How did Kalam earn his first wages?A) Selling seeds
B) Selling milk
C) Catching bundles
D) Painting houses
11 / 40What values did Kalam inherit from his father?A) Wealth
B) Honesty/Discipline
C) Anger
D) Laziness
12 / 40Who were Kalam's three close friends?A) Ramanadha, Aravindan, Sivaprakasan
B) Samsuddin, Jalaluddin, Ahmed
C) Ram, Shyam, Mohan
D) None of these
13 / 40Who was the head priest of Rameswaram temple?A) Ramanadha Sastry
B) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry
C) Sivasubramania Iyer
D) Kalam's father
14 / 40What did Ramanadha Sastry become later?A) A teacher
B) A politician
C) Temple Priest
D) Business man
15 / 40What did Aravindan do for a living?A) Transport Business
B) Catering service
C) Teaching
D) Priesthood
16 / 40Kalam used to wear a _______ which marked him as Muslim.A) Turban
B) Cap
C) Scarf
D) Ring
17 / 40Where did the new teacher send Kalam to sit?A) Front row
B) Outside room
C) Back bench
D) Teacher's chair
18 / 40How did Ramanadha react when Kalam was sent back?A) He laughed
B) He wept
C) He ignored
D) He shouted
19 / 40Who scolded the new teacher for spreading poison of inequality?A) Kalam's father
B) Lakshmana Sastry
C) The Headmaster
D) Sivasubramania
20 / 40Who was Kalam's Science teacher?A) Ahmed Jalaluddin
B) Samsuddin
C) Sivasubramania Iyer
D) Lakshmana Sastry
21 / 40How was the science teacher's wife initially?A) Orthodox/Conservative
B) Very modern
C) Cruel
D) Silent
22 / 40What did the science teacher's wife refuse to do?A) To talk to Kalam
B) To serve Kalam food
C) To let Kalam enter house
D) To clean the house
23 / 40What did the teacher do when his wife refused?A) He beat her
B) He served Kalam himself
C) He shouted at Kalam
D) He cancelled dinner
24 / 40What change occurred in the wife during the second visit?A) She became angrier
B) She served him food
C) She left the house
D) She did not come out
25 / 40"Once you decide to change the system, such problems _______."A) Never occur
B) Have to be confronted
C) Go away easily
D) Increase daily
26 / 40Who said, "Indians will build their own India"?A) Kalam
B) Gandhiji
C) Nehru
D) Patel
27 / 40Where did Kalam want to go for higher studies?A) Chennai
B) Ramanathapuram
C) Delhi
D) USA
28 / 40Kalam's father compared him to a _______ leaving home.A) Tiger
B) Seagull
C) Lion
D) Eagle
29 / 40Kalam was born into a _______ family.A) Rich
B) Middle-class
C) Extremely poor
D) Royal
30 / 40What was the title of the book Kalam wrote?A) My Story
B) Wings of Fire
C) Ignited Minds
D) India 2020
31 / 40How did Samsuddin distribute newspapers?A) Door to door
B) Throwing from train
C) From a shop
D) By post
32 / 40What was the distance between Kalam's house and the mosque?A) A short walk
B) 5 Kilometers
C) 10 Kilometers
D) Next door
33 / 40Kalam had a "very _______ childhood".A) Sad
B) Secure
C) Difficult
D) Luxurious
34 / 40What was the main food served at Kalam's home?A) Bread and Meat
B) Rice and Sambar
C) Fruits
D) Pizza
35 / 40His father avoided all "essential _______".A) Foods
B) Comforts/Luxuries
C) Clothes
D) Books
36 / 40Who told Kalam stories of war?A) Father
B) Jalaluddin
C) Mother
D) Teacher
37 / 40The train halt at Rameswaram was _______.A) Extended
B) Cancelled
C) Moved
D) New
38 / 40Kalam was the ______ child in his family.A) Only
B) One of many
C) Eldest
D) Youngest
39 / 40How did the teacher's wife serve food later?A) In the yard
B) Inside kitchen
C) Outside gate
D) In a hotel
40 / 40What is the central theme of 'My Childhood'?A) Only success
B) Harmony and Resilience
C) Religious conflict
D) War news
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