In this post we have shown you West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education class 12 English new syllabus semester 3 Strong Roots story written by APJ Abdul Kalam very very important MCQ Question Answer . Hope that you will be benefited following these questions with answers . Important MCQ Question with answer is described here .
Strong Roots MCQ Question Answer
1 . APJ Abdul Kalam`s Strong Roots is a/an –
(i) Novel
(ii) Biography
(iii) Autobiography
(iv) Play
Ans- (iii) Autobiography
2 . Strong Roots’ is taken from APJ Abdul Kalam’s –
(i) Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
(ii) Wings of Fire
(iii) Malgudi Days
(iv) Drishti Au Shrishti
Ans- (ii) Wings of Fire
3 . APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth place was in the island town of –
(i) Goa
(ii) Andaman
(iii) Rameswaram
(iv) Puri
Ans- (iii) Rameswaram
4 . One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of –
(i) Bahadur
(ii) Raibahadur
(iii) Padmashree
(iv) Bharat Ratna
Ans- (i) Bahadur
5 . Kalam had –
(i) charming looks
(ii) undistinguished looks
(iii) ugly looks
(iv) pretty looks
Ans- (ii) undistinguished looks
6 . According to APJ Abdul Kalam, his parents were –
(i) tall
(ii) handsome
(iii) tall and handsome
(iv) short but handsome
Ans- (iii) tall and handsome
7 . Kalam and his brothers and sisters lived in their –
(i) ancestral house
(ii) rented house
(iii) hut
(iv) Cottage
Ans- (i) ancestral house
8 . The ancestral house of APJ Abdul Kalam was a fairly large pucca house which was made of –
(i) cement and brick
(ii) limestone and brick
(iii) clay and brick
(iv) sand and brick
Ans- (ii) limestone and brick
9 . Kalam’s father led a –
(i) very simple life
(ii) very indisciplined life
(iii) luxurious life
(iv) moderate life
Ans – (i) very simple life
10 . Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built in the –
(i) middle of the 19th century
(ii) late 19th century
(iii) early 20th century
(iv) early 19th century
Ans- (i) middle of the 19th century
11 . Kalam accepted that his childhood was a/an very –
(i) insecure
(ii) uncertain
(iii) painful
(iv) secure
Ans- (iv) secure
12 . Kalam usually ate with his –
(i) father
(ii) mother
(iii) outsiders
(iv) family members
Ans – (ii) mother
13 . Rameswaram was made famous to pilgrims for –
(i) the Krishna Temple
(ii) the Shiva Temple
(iii) the Tirupati Temple
(iv) the Kali Temple
Ans – (ii) the Shiva Temple
14 . APJ Abdul Kalam’s father had –
(i) much formal education
(ii) much formal education and wealth
(iii) neither much formal education nor much wealth
(iv) none of these
Ans- (iii) neither much formal education nor much wealth
15 . APJ Abdul Kalam’s father found an ideal helpmate in –
(i) Ashiamma
(ii) Jalaludeen
(iii) Abdul Kalam
(iv) Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry
Ans- (i) Ashiamma
16 . Kalam was quite sure that her mother fed –
(i) many beggars
(ii) many outsiders
(iii) all her family members
(iv) all of these
Ans- (ii) many outsiders
17 . APJ Abdul Kalam’s father used to avoid all _ comforts and luxuries. –
(i)essential
(ii) inessential
(iii) avoidable
(iv) unavoidable
Ans- (ii) inessential
18 . In his childhood Kalam was provided with all necessary –
(i) food, medicine and clothes
(ii) money
(iii) support for games and sports
(iv) all of the above
Ans- (i) food, medicine and clothes
19 . The Shiva Temple was about ______ minutes walk from Kalam’s house. –
(i) a ten
(ii) a five
(iii) a twenty
(iv) a fifteen
Ans. (i) a ten
20 . Kalam’s locality was predominantly –
(i) Hindu
(ii) Buddhist
(iii) Jain
(iv) Muslim
Ans- (iv) Muslim
21 . Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for –
(i) pre-dawn prayer
(ii) evening prayer
(iii) mid-day prayer
(iv) afternoon prayer
Ans- (ii) evening prayer
22 . Kalam’s father went to a very old mosque every evening –
(i) alone
(ii) with his wife
(iii) with his friends
(iv) with his son, Kalam
Ans- (iv) with his son, Kalam
Strong Roots MCQ Question Answer
23 . When Kalam’s father came out of the mosque after the prayers, people of __ community would be sitting outside to meet him.
(i) Muslim
(ii) his friends
(iii) different
(iv) his relatives
Ans- (iii) different
24 . When Kalam’s father came out of the mosque, he saw people –
(i) asking him for alms
(ii) offering him the bowls of water
(iii) asking him for help
(iv) offering him money
Ans- (ii) offering him the bowls of water
25 . Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the –
(i) councillor of the town
(ii) headmaster of Rameswaram School
(iii) high priest of the Shiva temple
(iv) none of these
Ans- (iii) high priest of the Shiva temple
26 . Kalam remembered his father discussing with Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry about –
(i) politics
(ii) the riots
(iii) sports
(iv) spiritual matters
Ans- (iv) spiritual matters
27 . According to Kalam’s father, when we pray we transcend our body and become a part of –
(i) the earth
(ii) the cosmos
(iii) the god
(iv) the world
Ans- (ii) the cosmos
28 . Abdul Kalam’s father would convey complex spiritual concepts in simple down-to-earth –
(i) Arabic
(ii) Urdu
(iii) Tamil
(iv) Telegu
Ans- (iii) Tamil
29 . According to Kalam’s father, adversity always presents opportunities for –
(i) inspection
(ii) introduction
(iii) introspection
(iv) retrospection
Ans- (iii) introspection
30 . Kalam’s father believed that man looked for a company –
(i) when he was happy
(ii) when he was lonely
(iii) when he was afraid
(iv) when he was cheerful
Ans- (ii) when he was lonely
31 . The words of Abdul Kalam’s father filled him with strange energy and –
(i) relief
(ii) enthusiasm
(iii) perseverance
(iv) determination
Ans- (ii) enthusiasm
32 . Kalam remembers his father starting his day at-
(i) 2 am
(ii) 3 am
(iii) 4 am
(iv) 5 am
Ans- (iii) 4 am
33 . Kalam remembers his father starting his day –
(i) with namaz after dawn
(ii) with namaz before dawn
(iii) with morning walk
(iv) with meditation
Ans- (ii) with namaz before dawn
Strong Roots MCQ Question Answer
34 . The coconut grove where Abdul Kalam’s father used to walk down every morning was about –
(i) One and a half miles
(ii) Three miles
(iii) Four miles
(iv) Four and a half miles
Ans- (iii) Four miles
35 . Kalam’s father would go to their coconut grove and return with about –
(i) a dozen coconuts
(ii) 8 coconuts
(iii) 10 coconuts
(iv) 14 coconuts
Ans- (i) a dozen coconuts
36 . Kalam’s father would maintain his routine- bound life upto –
(i) sixties
(ii) late sixties
(iii) seventies
(iv) late seventies
Ans- (ii) late sixties
37 . Kalam tried to emulate his father in his own world of –
(i) politics
(ii) science and technology
(iii) social service
(iv) medical science
Ans- (ii) science and technology
38 . Kalam had deep faith in the existence of a –
(i) supernatural power
(ii) divine power
(iii) devilish power
(iv) his father’s rituals
Ans- (ii) a divine power