7. APJ. Abdul Kalam was bom ince @ Delhi © Rameswaram : . Mumbal o . B. Rameswaram was inex om B} @ Kerala De } © Madras Se D} 1 9, “..the erstwhile Madras Aiea mt @ recent Matas ] @torme en. | © the state of Madras of auurinae a> © Madras before independence | 0. The name of Kalam’s father was—x 5) @ainulabdul — © sainutabdeen Gy © Jainulabir © Jainulabbas ~ . Kalam’s father had—* a -@ much wealth 2 ® much formal education | ~ ©neither much formal education nor much wealth | e DB} 2. © much formal education and wealth Jam's father possessed— “@ formal education{Z] © much wealth» []} 24 ie great wisdom © great innate wisdom and a true generosity of } possessed great innate wisdom/and a true 25. sity of spirit. Here ‘he’ refers to— lam © «GQ Okalam’sfather lam’s grandfather " akshi Lakshmana Sastry as had an ideal helpmate...” Here ‘helpmate’ Goce cries vi > ee o ® only Kalam and his brothers) 30. © the members of their family and many outsid ers coyng myn Sy © none of these 22 grimom vies @ ). People regarded Kalam’s parents 35—* . Lineage of Kalam’s mother was— @ indifferent parentsiz] ® handsome | In his childhood, Kalam used to live in their— . The aricestral house of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Kalam’s parents were— ® unkind and selfish] @ pious and generous (1) © wise but not generous © well educated and generous Popularity of Kalam’s parents spread— @ widely B® narrowly © barely B-O.merely 2 BE Be BB @ ideal @idle [BO conservative couple o © opinionated a B® ®common @® ordinary [Gi © undistinguished oO © distinguished . One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was bestowed the title of —* @ Prince DD bord Bo © Badsha the King [1] © Bahadur Bo The title of ‘Bahadur’ was provided by— @ the Portuguees Ei]. ® the French - © the British [i © the Swedish The title ‘Bahadur’ was bestowed on—* @ Jeinuiabdeen [) © APA, Abdul KalamE] © one of the forebears of Kalam’s father, EI © one of the forebears of Kalam’s mother E] Kalam was.a short boy with— @ innate wisdom. [i], © exceptional look © undistinguished look © distinguished look Kalam’s parents were— G8a O08 @ tall and handsome © short and handsome Oo o @ farm house [Bl @ ancestral house ©rented house [EJ © bungalow Kalam’s ancestral house was built in the— @ early 19th century © middle of the 19th century © late 19th century © middle of the 18th century @ a fairly small pucca house @ 2 fairly large bungalow © a newly built large house © a fairly large pucca house Kalam’s ancestral house was situated on— @ the Mirza Ghalib Street @ the Mosque Street Ba B a B Ba © the Church Street] © the Temple street{] —_————43. “However all necessities were provided for ae < TULSHI'S ELIXIR (XIT) ex 1g am’s father, Jainulabdeen was—* © violent 4. Kal @ austere © lumrious © lover of luxury and comfort by nature 2, Kalam’s father used to avoid—* @ all useful comforts © al inessential comforts © all essential comforts and luxuries © all inessential comforts and luxuries Here ‘all necessities’ refers to— ® food and medicines © food and clothing © food, medicines and clothing © gorgeous clothing 34. In his childhood, Kalam was ‘sufficient— ® money TD © playing kids © food, medicine and clothes © all of these 35. Kalam’'s childhood was— @ uncertain © guarcianless © secure BD @ insecure 36. Kalam had a secure childhood—* ® materially [B® emotionally © logically and religiously © materially and emotionally 37. Kalam used to eat with his— @ father BD © mother © brothers BD O sisters 38, Kalam normally used to eat sitting on the of the—* # @ drawing room [] ® kitchen © sitting room J @ reading room 39, Kalam was served food by— @ father ® mother © servant Bi O sister 440. In Kalam's childhood food was served on a/an—* @® copper plate [EJ @earthen dish © binana leaf [I] © palm leaf provided 41, “She then ladled rice.. ‘—Here the word ‘ladle’ means— ® performed o © served GD O distributed Ba 42. “Aromatic sambar”—Here the word ‘aromatic’ means— B O fried o a 73. Menu of food that Kalam used to €at, con of sy @ tice, sambar and pickle ® rice, pickle and chutney © tice, sambar, pickle and Mango-chutney ® rice, sambar, pickle and coconut chutney ‘44, tn Rameswaram there is @ famous—% ® Ganapati temple) © Meenakshi temp © Shiva temple [BO Kali temple 45, The Shiva temple made Rameswaram $0 fay i @city-dwelles @ foreigners © all religious person © pilgrims 1g. pistance from Kalam’s house to the Shiva ey was @— @ five minute walk} © ten minute walk © twenty minute walk © fifteen minute walk 47. From the shiva temple, Kalam’s house minutes— @ by train G ®by bus i Oinatoto GB © christian © Buddhist [i © Muslim 49. The families who lived amicably in | locality were— ® Muslims and Christians © only Muslims [J © only Hindus © Muslims and Hindus '50. Neighbours of the locality where live were—* @ unfriendly © conse 51. There was a very old locality, @ temple © mosque 52. Kalam was taken to a/an— @new temple ] ®oldd ©new mosque [i] Ooldr 53, Kalam was taken to an old mo ® morning prayers ® evening prayers © night prayers © early morning prayers‘5a, Kalam was taken to the mosque by— @his father 1 ©bis mother - ©his grandfather [] © his grandmother [5] 55. Prayers were chanted in the mosque in— @ English [1 © Bengali o © Hindi 1) © Arabic o 56, “the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted.” Here ‘chanted’ means ® written ® announced a © prociaimed [J] O uttered o 57. The people who waited outside the mosque belonged to the— fa © Muslims Oo © both Hindus and Muslims o } © different religions @ 58. People waited for— } @ Kalam Ba © Kalam’s father B © Kalam’s grandfather B ; © Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry B} 59. People waited outside the mosque with— : @ glass of water oO { © bowls of milk Go: © bowls of water B} © bouquet of flowers & } there were quite a lot of Hindu families too } living amicably..”—Here ‘amicably’ means—* } @ unfriendly [£] @ practically Bp © cordially G O casually a; 61. People offered bowls of water for Kalamn’s father | to— } @ drink [5 © wash his face } © bathe © O sanctify B} 62. This water was carried home for—* 3 ® children B} ® all the member of the family BD i © the senior members of the family oa © only the invalids o 63: After being cured, people would visit Kalam’s house to— ® provide remunaration. only meet Kalam 105 offer thanks oy oy 5 ke advice 4 Kalam father shay 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. + The high priest of Rameswaram ‘temple was visiting his hous, to @ Pabst Tovrea = him ; o bass BD Oath, the merci =] cane Rameswaram temple was—* ® Pokshi Laks Sastry mana © Pakhsi Lakshman Sashtry © Ram Lakshman Sashtry © None of them os pik ag of Jainulabdeen ©: rele gee of A.PJ. Abdul Kalam eH APJ. Abdul Kalam's father lone of them Bo oo Kalam’s memory of his father and priest of Rameswaram temple was— @ vague @ © unclear B © realistic i Onone of these Ey A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father and the high priest of Rameswaram temple used to be in— @ rich attire DB © traditional attire © old attire BD O diferent attire A.PJ. Abdul Kalam’s father and the high priest of Rameswaram temple, discussed— @® social matters [EJ @ personal matters [I] © spiritual matters [=] @ religious matters A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s memory of his father and the high priest of Rameswaram temple was of— ® boyhood @ ® childhood © early boyhood [[] © early childhood ‘APJ, Abdul Kalam asked his father about the relevance of prayer when he was—* @ bold enough to ask questions B @ old enough to ask questions a © fit enough to ask questions © grown up a When A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was mature enough, he asked his father about— @ the meaning of prayer o @ the irrelevance of prayer © the relevance of prayer © the correct time for prayer ‘About prayer, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's father told him that— @ prayer was a mysterious thing © prayer was not a mysterious thing © prayer was an unnecessary thing a ~ © none of theseOOM wi sers conte grey © reprehend his words: 78. Recording to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, prayer this words Ce ‘abdul Kalam’s, made—* ® communion of the spirit between people) 84 AN ‘answer of APJ: impossible him with—* ings and fears © communion of the spirit between people} @ Sane fee awakening possible Go © strange energy and ‘enthusiasm © communion of the spirit between people B strange awkwardness When human beings find themselves alone, DB) » BI attra reaction they start—* © none of these a5. ee gut rater’ athe? said'that when one | @ looking fr (gore prays, he— ® looking for opponents @® transcends his body © looking for shelter @ transforms his body © looking er eom09ry © ascends his body [7] 86. guage ees 76, AP. Abdul Kalarn’s fa x Bice as aha @ help them @ xcoretythanl @ a part of thi CB itise trem E] © admonish them ff Saccoat de See a7. ener human beings reach an Impasse, hy " look for someone to show them— 3 art of the heave Sera aere cere ee ow 77. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said that his father, cot S cD Ee an i ritual concepts in simple the Impossible pal Cait NE Cg Fs ‘uish, longing, and desire fing ® Bengali ) @ Hindi Bo a simple are in trouble, 8. Every recurrent ang © Tamil © Telegu 78. The language that AP. Abdul Kalam’s father { @ special friend [J © special advisor Bi aie {© special server] © special helpers f go, according to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, fori! people who came to him in distress, he was @ simple and easy [=] © complex and hard between in their effort to propitiate demo © simple and down-to-earth io oa a © simple and down-to-heaven 79. According to A.PJ. Abdul Kalam’s father, every forces with—* human being is a specific element in the whole } @ sweets and chocolates 1 of the manifest—* } @ sacrifice t @ divine entity [3] @divine identity [7] © prayers and offerings 1 ; © none of these 1 (wi 90. The effort to propitiate demonic forces prayers and offerings) is— @® a correct approach @ not a correct approach © divine being []_ © divine existence [1] ) 80. When troubles come, we must try to” understand } the relevance of our—* $ @ problems [© sufferings ; © offerings GO existence } Rete cifeys presents opportuntties'for—*{ © 4 partially correct approach @ inspection [ @ introspection } © not a partially correct approach | 91. One vision of destiny is—* | } | } } } © imteraction [5}. © objection 82. People came to A.P.J, Abdul Kalam’s father for— @ fearridden _ []]_ @ hope-ridden @ help and money[i] @ help and service [] © free from inhibitions Zz © help and advice [>] © none of these [J © none of these . oe when putting his hands on A.PJ. Abdul 92. One vision of destiny enables us to ie Ts o shoulders, his father looked into his eyes enemy of fulfillment— sot ie me some time; he was trying to @ within our relatives Bette ea © within ourselves 4 © comprehend his words a 8 ee ae anit a a Vather started his dav @atdam BO dawn [ Oat late morning [2] © er started his day bY P. er ‘ nde Ae four miles frot @ about four miles from the Rames\ spout four mies from the | me 's father fol local mosque © © beside their ho 9p. AP ‘Abdul Kalam’ even in his— @ early sities © early seventies 99, AJ. Abdul Kalam tried to his own world—* @ of reality and imagination @ of science and technology © of art and culture © of physics and chemistry 400. APJ. Abdul, Kalam felt convinced. about existence of— @ a demonic power @ an evil power © a divine power [1] © 2 royal power 401. Tobe onthe road to freedom, happiness, and pea ‘of mind, an in @ physical and emotional bond © physical and mental bond © physical and chemical bond @ all bonds 402, According to A.PJ. Abdul Kalam, the power thet e ee lift one from confusion, misery, melancholy, and failure is a demonic power a divine power [E] © a royal power esndneo\AR. Abdul kala, hve ests 2 jowed his routi a @ late sixties © late seventies emulate his father in 104, What is the: it Wis ‘significance of the title ‘Strong Roots’ extract? [WBCHSE it ee Xi| Model 0.) rs to the author's extensive family lineage. Ga @ It describes the lush vegetation of the author's hometown, B © it symbolises the fundamental values instilled in the author during his childhood. © It foreshadows the author's future achieve- ments in science and technology. . What does Abdul Kalam’s father teach hi troubles and sufferings in the extract? 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