My Childhood MCQs with Answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-5. What is Dinamani the name of

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

Question-6. Abdul's friend Sivapraasan became

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-10. What does emotional security mean?

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

Question-11. Who was Jallaluddin Kalam's

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-16. Abdul's father believed in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-21. SivasubramaniaIyer's aim was to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-25. Who was Samsuddin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-33. Where was Kalams house?

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

Question-34. What kind of person was Sivasubramania?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-40. Name three friends of Kalam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-52. Why did Kalam collect tamarind seeds?

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

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

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

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

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