My Childhood MCQs with Answers

Question-1. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was born in the year

1. 1938
2. 1931
3. 1939
4. 1930

Question-2. How much money did Kalam earn after selling seeds?

1. 2 anna
2. 3 anna
3. 1 anna
4. 4 anna

Question-3. In which standard, Abdul was, when the new teacher with a conservative mind had come to his class?

1. 4th standard
2. 5th standard
3. 7th standard
4. 6th standard

Question-4. What was Kalams age during the second world war?

1. 9 years
2. 10 years
3. 11 years
4. 8 years

Question-5. What is Dinamani the name of

1. a newspaper
2. a book
3. a train
4. a friend of Abdul Kalam

Question-6. Abdul's friend Sivapraasan became

1. A teaching assistant
2. A newspaper distributor
3. A scientist
4. Catering contractor of Southern Railways

Question-7. What does material security mean in the lesson?

1. all the basic necessities of life
2. materialistic possessions
3. wealth
4. riches

Question-8. In which state of India is Rameswaram?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Tamilnadu
4. Karnatka

Question-9. Who was Abdul Kalam'sitting with when the new teacher asked him to sit on the last bench?

1. Aravindan
2. Ramanadha Sastry
3. Sivaprakasan
4. none of the above

Question-10. What does emotional security mean?

1. balance in life
2. balance of emotions
3. control over emotions
4. love and care to lead a stress free life

Question-11. Who was Jallaluddin Kalam's

1. Brother
2. Father-in-law
3. Brother-in-law
4. Uncle

Question-12. How did Mr. Iyer change his wife?s notion?

1. by force
2. by showing her eyes
3. by lecturing her
4. by his own example and behavior

Question-13. What is the theme of the story My childhood?

1. Children are precious
2. Childhood is a treasure
3. Society must be in harmony
4. Society, environment and childhood experiences shape one's life

Question-14. Wife of Abdul's science teacher was horrified with the

1. Communal violence
2. Idea of Muslim boy invited to dine with them
3. Terror of second world war
4. The flood disaster

Question-15. Abdul's father…..................Abdul for higher studies

1. Encouraged
2. Restricted
3. Gave money
4. Didn't support

Question-16. Abdul's father believed in

1. Freedom of thoughts
2. Communal difference
3. Cast system
4. Supernatural power

Question-17. From where has this chapter 'My Childhood' been taken?

1. from childhood memories
2. from Prof A.P.J Kalam's book ?Wings on Fire?
3. from famous writer Khushwant Singh's Book
4. none

Question-18. Who helped Kalam in getting his first wages?

1. his neighbourer
2. his parents
3. teachers
4. his cousin Samsuddin

Question-19. Who gave emotional and material security to Kalam ?

1. His society people
2. His friends
3. His teachers
4. his parents

Question-20. When SivasubramaniaIyer invited Abdul for the second time

1. His wife took Abdul to the kitchen and served him food
2. His wife asked him to go outside the house
3. Abdul was deeply disappointed
4. Abdul refused to accept the invitation

Question-21. SivasubramaniaIyer's aim was to

1. Humiliate Abdul
2. To break the social barriers that restricted people to mingle
3. To fight in the second world war
4. To become rich

Question-22. When was Kalam's ancestral house built?

1. in 18th century
2. in 19th century
3. in the middle of 19th century
4. all

Question-23. Where did Kalam talk about his childhood?

1. in his autobiography, Wings of Fire
2. In his first speech
3. In his research papers
4. in his office

Question-24. The name of Abdul Kalam's father was

1. Jainulabdeen
2. Samsuddin
3. Rahimddin
4. None of the above

Question-25. Who was Samsuddin?

1. Kalam's brother
2. Kalam's friend
3. Kalam's neighbourer
4. Kalam's cousin

Question-26. The name of the marriage site situated in the middle of the pond near to Abdul's house was

1. Kalyan Mancha
2. Rama Tirtha
3. Tirtha Bharathi
4. Rama Mandir

Question-27. What kind of a person was Kalam's father ?

1. kind
2. generous and dynamic
3. wise
4. All

Question-28. Who warned the teacher not to spread communal intolerance?

1. Lakshmana Sastry
2. Ramanadha Sastry
3. Ramesh Sastry
4. The principle of the school

Question-29. Kalam inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness from his

1. Mother
2. Brother-in-law
3. Father
4. Grandfather

Question-30. Which religion did Abdul Kalam belong to?

1. Muslim
2. Hindu
3. Christian
4. Jewish

Question-31. What can resolve the hindrances in the way of growth?

1. mutual trust, and ease of communication
2. Wings of Fire
3. fighting
4. all

Question-32. What is the message of this lesson?

1. mutual trust,peace and harmony are must for a society to be happy and grow dynamically
2. live happily
3. fight for your rights
4. have fire on your wings

Question-33. Where was Kalams house?

1. near a cinema hall
2. near a park
3. on a mosque street
4. none

Question-34. What kind of person was Sivasubramania?

1. orthodox brahmin
2. calm and generous
3. believed in equality and wanted to bring reforms in the society
4. all

Question-35. How was the wife of Abdul's science teacher initially?

1. Poor
2. Rich
3. Conservative
4. Beautiful

Question-36. How was the wife of Abdul's science teacher initially?

1. Poor
2. Rich
3. Conservativecorrect
4. Beautiful

Question-37. Abdul Kalam became the 11th of India.

1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Chief Justice
4. Army Chief

Question-38. Which author's lines did Abdul's father quote in the end of the Chapter?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Khalil Gibran
3. Paul Coelho
4. AzharSamsuddin

Question-39. The family of Abdul Kalam used to particular in ?

1. Rama Kalyanam Ceremony
2. Laxmi Puja
3. Daserah
4. Ponam

Question-40. Name three friends of Kalam.

1. Ramanadha Sastry
2. Aravindan
3. Sivaprakasan
4. All

Question-41. What was the name of Abdul's science teacher?

1. Ramanujan Iyer
2. MadhavanIyer
3. SivasubramaniaIyer
4. MukheshIyer

Question-42. ….................was not a barrier in the friendship of those four friends

1. Religion
2. Caste
3. Status
4. Colour

Question-43. A.P.J Abdul kalam was the…...............of India.

1. Revenue Minister
2. President
3. Chief Justice
4. Prime minister

Question-44. The name of Kalam's mother was ?

1. Sashiamma
2. Kashiamma
3. Ashiamma
4. Sashikala

Question-45. Sivash Bramania Iyer was a…............teacher of Kalam who worked very hard to breach the social carrier

1. Science
2. English
3. Mathematics
4. History

Question-46. Indians will build their own India'- Who said this?

1. SivasubramaniaIyer
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Question-47. Sivasubramania's expectations from Abdul Kalam was

1. That Abdul will become the president
2. That Abdul will become the Prime Minister
3. That Abdul will be equal to the highly educated people of big cities
4. That Abdul will become filthy rich

Question-48. What did Kalam gain from Wings of Fire?

1. the great values he imbibed from his parents,teachers and society
2. his books
3. his study
4. none

Question-49. Why did the teacher separate Kalam from his friend?

1. they were talking in the class
2. they were not doing their work
3. they were disturbing the class
4. because of his own notion of social ranking, religious discrimination

Question-50. What did Kalam think and say about his parents?

1. they were tall
2. handsome
3. wise
4. all

Question-51. Why did Sivasubramania serve Kalam himself and sat with him to eat?

1. to avoid any disturbance because of biased behavior of his conservative wife and
2. to show equal respect for everybody
3. because he wanted to prove himself great(c) to demoralize his wife
4. none

Question-52. Why did Kalam collect tamarind seeds?

1. to grow plants
2. to eat them
3. to earn good money
4. none

Question-53. Whom did Kalam's father say these wordsKhali Gibran's words:Your children are not__?

1. to Kalam
2. to Samsuddin
3. to his wife
4. to Mr. Iyer

Question-54. What bedtime stories did Abdul's mother and grandmother tell the children of the family?

1. Ramayana
2. Mahabharatha
3. Life of the Prophet
4. Both (a) and (c)