Q ➤ 1. APJ Abdul Kalam was born in – (a) a middle-class family (b) a rich and affluent family (c) an aristocratic family (d) a very poor family
Q ➤ 2. At present the capital city of Tamil Nadu is – (a) Madras (b) Chennai (c) Tribandam (d) Delhi.
Q ➤ 3. People sat outside the mosque and waited for Kalam’s – (a) mother (b) friend (c) father (d) the narrator
Q ➤ 4. Kalam was born in (a) Madras (b) Chennai (c) Delhi (d) Bangalore
Q ➤ 5. A.PJ Abdul Kalam is – (a) the one of the two sons of (b) the single son in the family (c) one of the many children of Jainulabdeen (d) the eldest and tallest child of Jainulabdeen
Q ➤ 6. Kalam lived in – (a) in his mother’s house (b) a timeworn house of his father (c) a dilapidated building of his father’s father (d) in his ancestral house
Q ➤ 7. Kalam in his childhood was provided with – (a) material wealth (b) money (c) food, medicine and clothes (d) all the above.
Q ➤ 8. The father of Kalam led – (a) a very secure and peaceful life. (b) a very luxurious and peaceful life. (c) a veru fast and laborious and peaceful life. (d) a very austere and peaceful life.
Q ➤ 9. Kalam is respectful to his father because – (a) his father was very laborious. (b) his father used to read namaz everyday before dawn. (c) his father sold all his valuables to educate him. (d) his father led an honest and austere life.
Q ➤ 10. Out of the most vivid memories of Kalam’s early childhood is of – (a) two men discussing political problems (b) two men discussing economic matters (c) two men discussing spiritual matters (d) two men discussing Hindu-Muslim unity.
Q ➤ 11. A dollop of fresh coconut chutney means – (a) a heavy amount of coconut chutney. (b) a very negligible amount of coconut chutney. (c) a certain amount of coconut chutney. (d) a meagre amount of coconut chutney.
Q ➤ 12. Kalam is spiritual because – (a) he preaches spirituality to the world (b) he is very liberal in thought (c) he goes to the mosque for evening prayer (d) he believes in the existence of the define power.
Q ➤ 13. According to Kalam’s father, when we pray we transcend our body and become a part of the – (a) cosmos (b) family (c) earth (d) world
Q ➤ 14. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to – (a) parents of bright complexion (b) short but handsome parents (c) parents of dark complexion (d) tall and handsome parents
Q ➤ 15. One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of – (a) Rai Bahadur (b) Bahadur (c) Bharat Ratna (d) Padmashree.
Q ➤ 16. The ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam is situated on (a) the church road in Rameshwaram (b) the Mughal Road in Rameshwaram (c) the Shiva temple road in Rameshwaram (d) the mosque Street in Rameshwaram
Q ➤ 17. Kalam was convinced that there exists – (a) a divine power (b) a magical power (c) an economical power (d) a natural power
Q ➤ 18. Kalam’s father used to get up from bed at – (a) 4:00 a.m. (b) 5:00 a.m. (c) 6:00 a.m. (d) 7:00 a.m.
Q ➤ 19. Kalam’s father used to avoid – (a) all social festivals (b) all essential comforts and luxuries (c) all inessential comforts and luxury (d) all luxurious items
Q ➤ 20. For Kalam’s father, Jainulabdeen, the author’s mother was an – (a) ideal companion (b) ideal helpmate (c) ideal teacher (d) ideal friend.
Q ➤ 21. Adversity always provides opportunities for – (a) retrospection (b) circumspection (c) inspection (d) introspection
Q ➤ 22. APJ Kalam’s father started his day by – (a) reading the namaz (b) taking breakfast (c) running four miles (d) going to coconut grove.
Q ➤ 23. APJ Abdul Kalam’s locality was predominantly – (a) Hindu (b) Christ (c) Buddhist (d) Muslim
Q ➤ 24. Kalam’s father said that for the distressed people he acted as – (a) a go-between (b) a priest (c) a mentor (d) a guru
Q ➤ 25. “When you pray, you become a part of ——” (a) the divine (b) the cosmos (c) the God (d) the universe
Q ➤ 26. Kalam’s austere father did not like – (a) essential comforts (b) material wealth (c) luxuries (d) Arabic prayer.
Q ➤ 27. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was – (a) a guide of Kalam (b) the high priest of the Shiva temple (c) a wise man (d) a political leader.
Q ➤ 28. Jainulabdeen possessed a great – (a) western education (b) wisdom (c) Indian culture (d) innate wisdom.
Q ➤ 29. Every recurrent anguish, longing and desire – (a) finds special friend (b) finds hindrances (c) finds a physician (d) finds its special helper.
Q ➤ 30. “This water was then carried home for invalids.” – Hear the word ‘invalid’ means – (a) illogical (b) inessential (c) infirm and incapable persons (d) worthless.
Q ➤ 31. “My mother’s lineage was the more distinguished.” – Here the word ‘lineage’ means – (a) parents (b) list (c) ancestry (d) life
Q ➤ 32. Kalam usually ate with his mother – (a) sitting on the floor (b) with the banana leaves (c) aromatic sambar and rice (d) all the three
Q ➤ 33. Kalam’s father believed that for the people in disstress, he was – (a) a mere mediator (b) greater than God (c) mere onlooker (d) a trouble
Q ➤ 34. The opposite word of ‘manifest’ is – (a) reflected (b) dormant (c) revealed (d) regulated
Q ➤ 35. The word ‘introspection’ means – (a) self-analysis (b) self-effacement (c) self-revelation (d) self-expression.
Q ➤ 36. Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for – (a) pre-dawn prayers (b) evening prayers (c) midday prayers (d) afternoon prayers
Q ➤ 37. Kalam’s ancestral house was built in – (a) mid 19th century (b) late 19th century (c) early 20th century (d) early 19th century
Q ➤ 38. The coconut grove, where Abdul Kalam’s father used to walk down every morning was about – (a) one and a half miles (b) three miles (c) four miles (d) four and a half miles
Q ➤ 39. Abdul Kalam’s father would convey complex spiritual concepts in simple, down to earth – (a) Arabic (b) Urdu (c) Tamil (d) Telugu
Q ➤ 40. The words of Abdul Kalam father filled him with a strange energy and – (a) relief (b) enthusiasm (c) perseverance (d) determination
Q ➤ 41. APJ Abdul Kalam generally ate from – (a) dish (b) plate (c) bowl (d) banana leaf
Q ➤ 42. APJ Abdul Kalam’s father used to get up from bed at – (a) 7 a.m. (b) 6 a.m. (c) 5 a.m. (d) 4 a.m.
Q ➤ 43. According 2 APJ Abdul Kalam, the divine power can lift one up from – (a) confusion and misery (b) melancholy (c) failure (d) all the above
Q ➤ 44. Which title was bestowed on Kalam’s mother lineage by the British? – (a) Bahadur (b) Roy Chaudhary (c) Raja (d) Roy Bahadur
Q ➤ 45. Kalam’s father maintained his routine bound life – (a) upto sixties (b) even in his late sixties (c) even in his early seventies (d) even in his late seventies