Strong Roots MCQ Question Answer Class 12 Third Semester English
1. Strong Roots’ is written by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) AJC Bose
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam
(d) RK Narayan
Ans: (c) APJ Abdul Kalam
2. The full name of APJ Abdul Kalam is –
(a) Abdul Pakir Jamiruddin Abdul Kalam
(b) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
(c) Abdur Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
(d) Ahmed Pakir Jamiruddin Abdul Kalam
Ans: (b) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
3. ‘Strong Roots’ is part of
(a) an autobiography
(b) a biography
(c) a story
(d) an essay
Ans: (a) an autobiography
4. ‘Strong Roots’ is taken from
(a) ‘Ignited Minds’
(b) ‘The Luminous Spark’
(c) ‘Wings of Fire’
(d) ‘Mission of India’
Ans: (c) ‘Wings of Fire’
5. ‘Strong Roots’ presents a delightful sketch of APJ Abdul Kalam’s early life and the development of his
(a) spiritual growth
(b) scientific growth
(c) physical growth
(d) mental growth
Ans: (a) spiritual growth
6. Kalam says, he was born into
(a) a lower middle-class family
(b) a middle-class family
(c) a very poor family
(d) a considerably rich family
Ans: (b) a middle-class family
7. APJ Abdul Kalam was by birth a
(a) Telugu
(b) Tamil
(c) Kannad
(d) Malayali
Ans: (b) Tamil
8. APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthplace was in the town of
(a) Goa
(b) Puri
(c) Rameswaram
(d) Chennai
Ans: (c) Rameswaram
9. Abdul Kalam was born in
(a) the erstwhile Madras
(b) Kerala
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Ans: (a) the erstwhile Madras
10. The word ‘erstwhile’ means
(a) subsequent
(b) later
(c) previous
(d) consequent
Ans: (c) previous
11. Who is Jainulabdeen in the extract?
(a) A close friend of the author’s father
(b) The author’s grandfather
(c) The author’s father
(d) A teacher of the author
Ans: (c) The author’s father
12. Dr Kalam’s father had
(a) neither wealth nor power
(b) neither formal education nor power
(c) neither formal education nor wealth
(d) neither wealth nor respect
Ans: (c) neither formal education nor wealth
13. Kalam’s father possessed
(a) great innate wisdom
(b) a true generosity of spirit
(c) divine power
(d) great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit
Ans: (d) great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit
14. For Kalam’s father, his mother was an ideal
(a) wife
(b) guide
(c) friend
(d) helpmate
Ans: (d) helpmate
15. APJ Abdul Kalam’s mother was
(a) Ashiamma
(b) Mrs Jones
(c) Natalya
(d) Jaya
Ans: (a) Ashiamma
16. The number of people who ate every day at Dr Kalam’s house were
(a) very few outsiders
(b) only the family members
(c) more outsiders than all the family members put together
(d) no outsiders but the villagers
Ans: (c) more outsiders than all the family members put together
17. Based on the extract, how would you describe Abdul Kalam’s mother?
(a) She was a stern disciplinarian who focused on academic success.
(b) She was known for her compassion and generosity towards others.
(c) She played a minor role in Abdul Kalam’s upbringing.
(d) She prioritized material wealth and social status.
Ans: (b) She was known for her compassion and generosity towards others.
18. Abdul Kalam describes his parents as being
(a) wealthy, educated and generous
(b) highly educated but not wealthy
(c) very poor and illiterate
(d) neither wealthy nor highly educated but kind, wise and large-hearted
Ans: (d) neither wealthy nor highly educated but kind, wise and large-hearted
19. Kalam’s parents were widely regarded as
(a) proud parents
(b) an ideal couple
(c) successful parents
(d) fortunate parents
Ans: (b) an ideal couple
20. One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was awarded by the British the title of
(a) Bahadur
(b) Raibahadur
(c) Padmashree
(d) Bharat Ratna
Ans: (a) Bahadur
21. Kalam was a short boy with
(a) distinguished looks
(b) innate wisdom
(c) undistinguished looks
(d) smart appearance
Ans: (c) undistinguished looks
22. Kalam was born to
(a) ugly parents
(b) handsome parents
(c) tall and handsome parents
(d) religious parents
Ans: (c) tall and handsome parents
23. Kalam and his family lived in their
(a) ancestral house
(b) rented house
(c) palace
(d) cottage
Ans: (a) ancestral house
24. Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built in
(a) mid 19th century
(b) late 19th century
(c) early 20th century
(d) early 19th century
Ans: (a) mid 19th century
25. Kalam’s house was a
(a) fairly large pucca house
(b) small hut
(c) two-storeyed building
(d) big mansion
Ans: (a) fairly large pucca house
26. Kalam’s ancestral house was made of
(a) limestone and brick
(b) cement and brick
(c) mud and brick
(d) bamboo and tin shed
Ans: (a) limestone and brick
27. Kalam’s father used to avoid all
(a) poor people
(b) religious ceremonies
(c) inessential comforts and luxuries
(d) money
Ans: (c) inessential comforts and luxuries
28. Kalam’s father was not
(a) active
(b) austere
(c) luxurious
(d) spiritual
Ans: (c) luxurious
29. How does APJ Abdul Kalam sum up his childhood in Rameswaram?
(a) a time when he moved from rags to riches
(b) a period of extreme comfort and affluence
(c) a very secure time, materially and emotionally
(d) a time of want and deprivation
Ans: (c) a very secure time, materially and emotionally
30. Kalam normally ate with
(a) his father
(b) his brothers and sisters
(c) his mother
(d) the outsiders
Ans: (c) his mother
31. The speaker usually ate sitting on
(a) the table
(b) the floor of the kitchen
(c) a chair
(d) a cot
Ans: (b) the floor of the kitchen
32. Kalam’s mother would serve him rice on a
(a) banana leaf
(b) plastic plate
(c) earthen dish
(d) bowl
Ans: (a) banana leaf
33. During his childhood, Kalam’s lunch would include
(a) rice and aromatic sambar
(b) home-made pickle
(c) fresh coconut chutney
(d) all of the above
Ans: (d) all of the above
34. The sambar served to Kalam was
(a) salty
(b) sweet
(c) fragrant
(d) bitter
Ans: (c) fragrant
35. The chutney that was prepared in Kalam’s house was prepared with
(a) coconut
(b) mango
(c) tomato
(d) tamarind
Ans: (a) coconut
36. Rameswaram was famous to
(a) scientists
(b) pilgrims
(c) tourists
(d) politicians
Ans: (b) pilgrims
37. Rameswaram was famous to pilgrims for
(a) the Vishnu temple
(b) the Shiva temple
(c) the Tirupati temple
(d) the Mosque
Ans: (b) the Shiva temple
38. The temple near Kalam’s house was dedicated to
(a) Lord Shiva
(b) Lord Vishnu
(c) Lord Rama
(d) Lord Krishna
Ans: (a) Lord Shiva
39. The locality where Kalam spent his childhood was predominantly
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) Jain
(d) Buddhist
Ans: (b) Muslim
40. How does Kalam describe his neighbourhood?
(a) A predominantly Muslim locality close to the famous Shiva temple where Hindu families lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
(b) A predominantly Hindu locality near the Shiva temple, fraught with tension between the Muslim and Hindu communities.
(c) A predominantly Christian locality where the Muslim population was thinly spread.
(d) A cosmopolitan urban neighbourhood with people of all castes, creeds and communities sharing a high-rise apartment near the Shiva temple.
Ans: (a) A predominantly Muslim locality close to the famous Shiva temple where Hindu families lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
41. People in Rameswaram lived in
(a) peace
(b) co-operation
(c) harmony
(d) conflict
Ans: (c) harmony
42. Kalam’s father would take him to the mosque for
(a) pre-dawn prayers
(b) evening prayers
(c) mid-day prayers
(d) afternoon prayers
Ans: (b) evening prayers
43. The prayers chanted in the mosque were in
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
(c) French
(d) Urdu
Ans: (b) Arabic
44. Young Kalam had no idea of the meaning of the prayers chanted because
(a) the language was unknown to him
(b) it was chanted in Arabic
(c) it was not audible to him
(d) both (a) & (b)
Ans: (d) both (a) & (b)
45. Kalam was totally convinced that the prayers reached
(a) God
(b) the people
(c) the devotees
(d) the soul
Ans: (a) God
46. People sat outside the mosque and waited for
(a) the narrator
(b) Kalam’s mother
(c) Kalam’s father
(d) the high priest.
Ans: (c) Kalam’s father
47. When Kalam’s father came out of the mosque, he saw people
(a) asking him for alms
(b) offering him bowls of water
(c) asking him for help
(d) offering him money.
Ans: (b) offering him bowls of water
48. Many people offered bowls of water to Kalam’s father who would
(a) drink the water
(b) dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer
(c) take those bowls home
(d) place them inside the mosque.
Ans: (b) dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer
49. Having dipped his fingertips in the bowls of water and saying a prayer, Kalam’s father
(a) polluted the water
(b) drank the water
(c) sanctified the water
(d) threw away the water.
Ans: (c) sanctified the water
50. The water sanctified by Kalam’s father was carried home for
(a) offering prayers
(b) invalids
(c) young men
(d) children.
Ans: (b) invalids
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