Strong Roots MCQ

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1️⃣ “Strong Roots” is written by

2️⃣ The full name of APJ Abdul Kalam is

3️⃣ Abdul Kalam was born in the year

4️⃣ APJ Abdul Kalam was born in 

5️⃣ Rameswaram was

6️⃣ APJ Abdul Kalam had studied Physics at 

7️⃣ Kalam began his career at 

8️⃣ “Strong Roots” is a/an 

9️⃣ By ‘Strong Roots’ APJ Abdul Kalam meant 

1️⃣0️⃣ Which chapter of Kalam’s autobiography is ‘Strong Roots’ excerpted from? 

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1️⃣1️⃣ “Strong Roots” is an excerpt from

1️⃣2️⃣ Kalam’s family was 

1️⃣3️⃣ *APJ Abdul Kalam was by birth a [WBCHSE Sample Question]

1️⃣4️⃣ “…..the erstwhile Madras state” suggests

1️⃣5️⃣ *The name of APJ Abdul Kalam’s father was

1️⃣6️⃣ *Abdul Kalam describes his parents as being [WBCHSE Sample Question]

1️⃣7️⃣ “He possessed great innate wisdom,” Here the word ‘he’ refers to 

1️⃣8️⃣ *For Kalam’s father, his mother was an ideal 

1️⃣9️⃣ *The name of the mother of the author of ‘Strong Roots’ is

2️⃣0️⃣ The narrator’s mother fed 

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2️⃣1️⃣ The narrator’s parents were widely regarded as 

2️⃣2️⃣ “My mother’s lineage was the more distinguished.” Here ‘lineage’ means 

2️⃣3️⃣ *One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother’s was awarded by the British the title of [WBCHSE H.S. 2015]

2️⃣4️⃣ Kalam was born to 

2️⃣5️⃣ *Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built in [WBCHSE H.S. 2017, 2022]

2️⃣6️⃣ Kalam’s house was a fairly 

2️⃣7️⃣ *The ancestral house was made of 

2️⃣8️⃣ *Kalam’s ancestral house was located 

2️⃣9️⃣ Kalam’s father used to avoid all 

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3️⃣0️⃣ *How does APJ Abdul Kalam sum up his childhood in Rameswaram? [WBCHSE Sample Question] 

3️⃣1️⃣ *Kalam normally ate with his 

3️⃣2️⃣ The speaker usually ate sitting on 

3️⃣3️⃣ *During meals, the food was served on 

3️⃣4️⃣ *Rameswaram was famous to pilgrims for 

3️⃣5️⃣ *The distance from Dr Kalam’s house to the Shiva temple was 

3️⃣6️⃣ *Kalam’s locality was predominantly 

3️⃣7️⃣ Kalam grew up in a society which was secular and 

3️⃣8️⃣ *How does Kalam describe his neighbourhood? [WBCHSE Sample Question] 

3️⃣9️⃣ *Why was Kalam’s father well-known in their locality? [WBCHSE Sample Question]

4️⃣0️⃣ *We know that Kalam’s father was acknowledged as a spiritual person because [WBCHSE Sample Question] 

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4️⃣1️⃣ Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for [WBCHSE H.S. 2016] 

4️⃣2️⃣ *The prayers chanted in the mosque were in 

4️⃣3️⃣ Kalam was totally convinced that the prayers would 

4️⃣4️⃣ People sat outside the mosque and waited for 

4️⃣5️⃣ Many people offered bowls of water to Kalam’s father who would 

4️⃣6️⃣ Having dipped his fingertips in the bowls of water and saying a prayer, Kalam’s father 

4️⃣7️⃣ *The water sanctified by Kalam’s father was carried home for

4️⃣8️⃣ People came to meet Kalam’s father in their house to 

4️⃣9️⃣ When people thanked Jainulabdeen after being cured, he asked them to thank 

5️⃣0️⃣ *What was the name of the high priest of Rameswaram temple? 

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5️⃣1️⃣ *Growing old enough, once Kalam asked his father about

5️⃣2️⃣ According to Kalam’s father, when we pray, we transcend our body and become a part of the 

5️⃣3️⃣ Abdul Kalam’s father would convey complex spiritual concepts in simple, down-to-earth [WBCHSE H.S. 2019, 2022]

5️⃣4️⃣ “When troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings.” This is said by

5️⃣5️⃣ “Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.” Here the word ‘introspection’ means

5️⃣6️⃣ According to Kalam’s father, every human being is a

5️⃣7️⃣ *The words of Abdul Kalam’s father filled him with a strange energy and [WBCHSE H.S. 2020] 

5️⃣8️⃣ According to Kalam’s father, whenever human beings find themselves alone, they start looking for

5️⃣9️⃣ Whenever human beings find themselves alone, as a _______ they start looking for a company. 

6️⃣0️⃣ *According to Kalam’s father, whenever people reach an impasse, they 

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6️⃣1️⃣ *Kalam’s father believed that for people in distress, he was [WBCHSE Sample Question]

6️⃣2️⃣ *Jainulabdeen would start his day at 

6️⃣3️⃣ Kalam’s father started his day by 

6️⃣4️⃣ After the namaz, his father used to go to the 

6️⃣5️⃣ *The coconut grove, where Abdul Kalam’s father used to walk down every morning was about [WBCHSE H.S. 2018]

6️⃣6️⃣ Kalam’s father would return from the grove with 

6️⃣7️⃣ After returning from the coconut grove, Kalam’s father would have his

6️⃣8️⃣ *Kalam throughout his life, had tried to emulate his father in his own world of 

6️⃣9️⃣ *Despite being a scientist, Abdul Kalam felt convinced that there exists a 

7️⃣0️⃣ *Kalam is also spiritual because 

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7️⃣1️⃣ Severing all physical bond leads one to the road of 

7️⃣2️⃣ *APJ Abdul Kalam’s own world was concerned with [WBCHSE Sample Question]

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