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The document provides a detailed account of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's early life, focusing on his family background, particularly his parents' characteristics and values. It highlights the significance of his father's teachings about prayer, suffering, and the importance of community. Additionally, it touches on the cultural and religious environment of Rameswaram, where Kalam grew up.
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7. APJ. Abdul Kalam was
bom ince
@ Delhi
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@ Kerala De }
© Madras Se D} 1
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© the state of Madras of auurinae a>
© Madras before independence |
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@ainulabdul — © sainutabdeen Gy
© Jainulabir © Jainulabbas ~
. Kalam’s father had—* a
-@ much wealth 2
® much formal education |
~ ©neither much formal education nor much wealth |
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© much formal education and wealth
Jam's father possessed—
“@ formal education{Z] © much wealth» []} 24
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© great innate wisdom and a true generosity of
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possessed great innate wisdom/and a true 25.
sity of spirit. Here ‘he’ refers to—
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lam’s grandfather "
akshi Lakshmana Sastry as
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© the members of their family and many outsid
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© none of these 22 grimom vies @
). People regarded Kalam’s parents 35—*
. Lineage of Kalam’s mother was—
@ indifferent parentsiz] ® handsome
| In his childhood, Kalam used to live in their—
. The aricestral house of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Kalam’s parents were—
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© wise but not generous
© well educated and generous
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2 BE Be
BB @ ideal
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© opinionated
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B® ®common
@® ordinary
[Gi © undistinguished oO
© distinguished
. One of the forebears of Kalam’s mother was
bestowed the title of —*
@ Prince DD bord Bo
© Badsha the King [1] © Bahadur Bo
The title of ‘Bahadur’ was provided by—
@ the Portuguees Ei]. ® the French -
© the British [i © the Swedish
The title ‘Bahadur’ was bestowed on—*
@ Jeinuiabdeen [) © APA, Abdul KalamE]
© one of the forebears of Kalam’s father, EI
© one of the forebears of Kalam’s mother E]
Kalam was.a short boy with—
@ innate wisdom. [i], © exceptional look
© undistinguished look
© distinguished look
Kalam’s parents were—
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@ tall and handsome
© short and handsome
Oo
o
@ farm house [Bl @ ancestral house
©rented house [EJ © bungalow
Kalam’s ancestral house was built in the—
@ early 19th century
© middle of the 19th century
© late 19th century
© middle of the 18th century
@ a fairly small pucca house
@ 2 fairly large bungalow
© a newly built large house
© a fairly large pucca house
Kalam’s ancestral house was situated on—
@ the Mirza Ghalib Street
@ the Mosque Street
Ba
B
a
B
Ba
© the Church Street] © the Temple street{]
—_————43. “However all necessities were provided for
ae < TULSHI'S ELIXIR (XIT) ex 1g
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© violent
4. Kal
@ austere
© lumrious
© lover of luxury and comfort by nature
2, Kalam’s father used to avoid—*
@ all useful comforts
© al inessential comforts
© all essential comforts and luxuries
© all inessential comforts and luxuries
Here ‘all necessities’ refers to—
® food and medicines
© food and clothing
© food, medicines and clothing
© gorgeous clothing
34. In his childhood, Kalam was
‘sufficient—
® money TD © playing kids
© food, medicine and clothes
© all of these
35. Kalam’'s childhood was—
@ uncertain © guarcianless
© secure BD @ insecure
36. Kalam had a secure childhood—*
® materially [B® emotionally
© logically and religiously
© materially and emotionally
37. Kalam used to eat with his—
@ father BD © mother
© brothers BD O sisters
38, Kalam normally used to eat sitting on the
of the—* #
@ drawing room [] ® kitchen
© sitting room J @ reading room
39, Kalam was served food by—
@ father ® mother
© servant Bi O sister
440. In Kalam's childhood food was served on a/an—*
@® copper plate [EJ @earthen dish
© binana leaf [I] © palm leaf
provided
41, “She then ladled rice.. ‘—Here the word
‘ladle’ means—
® performed o
© served GD O distributed Ba
42. “Aromatic sambar”—Here the word ‘aromatic’
means—
B O fried o
a
73. Menu of food that Kalam used to €at, con
of sy
@ tice, sambar and pickle
® rice, pickle and chutney
© tice, sambar, pickle and Mango-chutney
® rice, sambar, pickle and coconut chutney
‘44, tn Rameswaram there is @ famous—%
® Ganapati temple) © Meenakshi temp
© Shiva temple [BO Kali temple
45, The Shiva temple made Rameswaram $0 fay
i
@city-dwelles @ foreigners
© all religious person
© pilgrims
1g. pistance from Kalam’s house to the Shiva ey
was @—
@ five minute walk} © ten minute walk
© twenty minute walk
© fifteen minute walk
47. From the shiva temple, Kalam’s house
minutes—
@ by train
G ®by bus
i Oinatoto
GB © christian
© Buddhist [i © Muslim
49. The families who lived amicably in |
locality were—
® Muslims and Christians
© only Muslims [J © only Hindus
© Muslims and Hindus
'50. Neighbours of the locality where
live were—*
@ unfriendly © conse
51. There was a very old
locality,
@ temple
© mosque
52. Kalam was taken to a/an—
@new temple ] ®oldd
©new mosque [i] Ooldr
53, Kalam was taken to an old mo
® morning prayers
® evening prayers
© night prayers
© early morning prayers‘5a, Kalam was taken to the mosque by—
@his father 1 ©bis mother
- ©his grandfather [] © his grandmother [5]
55. Prayers were chanted in the mosque in—
@ English [1 © Bengali o
© Hindi 1) © Arabic o
56, “the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted.”
Here ‘chanted’ means
® written ® announced a
© prociaimed [J] O uttered o
57. The people who waited outside the mosque
belonged to the—
fa
© Muslims Oo
© both Hindus and Muslims o }
© different religions @
58. People waited for— }
@ Kalam Ba
© Kalam’s father B
© Kalam’s grandfather B ;
© Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry B}
59. People waited outside the mosque with— :
@ glass of water oO {
© bowls of milk Go:
© bowls of water B}
© bouquet of flowers & }
there were quite a lot of Hindu families too }
living amicably..”—Here ‘amicably’ means—* }
@ unfriendly [£] @ practically Bp
© cordially G O casually a;
61. People offered bowls of water for Kalamn’s father |
to— }
@ drink [5 © wash his face }
© bathe © O sanctify B}
62. This water was carried home for—* 3
® children B}
® all the member of the family BD i
© the senior members of the family oa
© only the invalids o
63: After being cured, people would visit Kalam’s
house to—
® provide remunaration.
only meet Kalam 105
offer thanks oy oy 5
ke advice
4 Kalam father shay
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
+ The high priest of Rameswaram ‘temple was
visiting his hous,
to
@ Pabst Tovrea =
him ;
o bass BD Oath, the merci =]
cane Rameswaram temple was—*
® Pokshi Laks Sastry
mana
© Pakhsi Lakshman Sashtry
© Ram Lakshman Sashtry
© None of them
os pik ag of Jainulabdeen
©: rele gee of [Link]. Abdul Kalam
eH APJ. Abdul Kalam's father
lone of them Bo
oo Kalam’s memory of his father and
priest of Rameswaram temple was—
@ vague @ © unclear B
© realistic i Onone of these Ey
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father and the high priest of
Rameswaram temple used to be in—
@ rich attire DB © traditional attire
© old attire BD O diferent attire
[Link]. Abdul Kalam’s father and the high priest of
Rameswaram temple, discussed—
@® social matters [EJ @ personal matters [I]
© spiritual matters [=] @ religious matters
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s memory of his father and
the high priest of Rameswaram temple was of—
® boyhood @ ® childhood
© early boyhood [[] © early childhood
‘APJ, Abdul Kalam asked his father about the
relevance of prayer when he was—*
@ bold enough to ask questions B
@ old enough to ask questions a
© fit enough to ask questions
© grown up a
When A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was mature enough, he
asked his father about—
@ the meaning of prayer o
@ the irrelevance of prayer
© the relevance of prayer
© the correct time for prayer
‘About prayer, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's father told
him that—
@ prayer was a mysterious thing
© prayer was not a mysterious thing
© prayer was an unnecessary thing a
~ © none of theseOOM wi sers conte grey
© reprehend his words:
78. Recording to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, prayer
this words
Ce ‘abdul Kalam’s,
made—*
® communion of the spirit between people) 84 AN ‘answer of APJ:
impossible him with—*
ings and fears
© communion of the spirit between people} @ Sane fee awakening
possible Go © strange energy and ‘enthusiasm
© communion of the spirit between people B strange awkwardness
When human beings find themselves alone,
DB) »
BI attra reaction they start—*
© none of these
a5. ee gut rater’ athe? said'that when one | @ looking fr (gore
prays, he— ® looking for opponents
@® transcends his body © looking for shelter
@ transforms his body © looking er eom09ry
© ascends his body [7] 86. guage ees
76, AP. Abdul Kalarn’s fa x
Bice as aha @ help them @ xcoretythanl
@ a part of thi CB itise trem E] © admonish them ff
Saccoat de See a7. ener human beings reach an Impasse, hy
" look for someone to show them—
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Sera aere cere ee ow
77. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said that his father, cot S cD Ee an
i ritual concepts in simple the Impossible pal
Cait NE Cg Fs ‘uish, longing, and desire fing
® Bengali ) @ Hindi Bo
a
simple
are in trouble,
8. Every recurrent ang
© Tamil © Telegu
78. The language that AP. Abdul Kalam’s father { @ special friend [J © special advisor
Bi aie {© special server] © special helpers f
go, according to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, fori!
people who came to him in distress, he was
@ simple and easy [=] © complex and hard
between in their effort to propitiate demo
© simple and down-to-earth
io
oa
a
© simple and down-to-heaven
79. According to [Link]. Abdul Kalam’s father, every forces with—*
human being is a specific element in the whole } @ sweets and chocolates 1
of the manifest—* } @ sacrifice t
@ divine entity [3] @divine identity [7] © prayers and offerings 1
; © none of these 1
(wi
90. The effort to propitiate demonic forces
prayers and offerings) is—
@® a correct approach
@ not a correct approach
© divine being []_ © divine existence [1] )
80. When troubles come, we must try to” understand }
the relevance of our—* $
@ problems [© sufferings ;
© offerings GO existence }
Rete cifeys presents opportuntties'for—*{ © 4 partially correct approach
@ inspection [ @ introspection } © not a partially correct approach
| 91. One vision of destiny is—* |
} |
}
}
}
© imteraction [5}. © objection
82. People came to A.P.J, Abdul Kalam’s father for— @ fearridden _ []]_ @ hope-ridden
@ help and money[i] @ help and service [] © free from inhibitions
Zz © help and advice [>] © none of these [J © none of these
. oe when putting his hands on [Link]. Abdul 92. One vision of destiny enables us to
ie Ts o shoulders, his father looked into his eyes enemy of fulfillment—
sot ie me some time; he was trying to @ within our relatives
Bette ea © within ourselves 4
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9p. AP ‘Abdul Kalam’
even in his—
@ early sities
© early seventies
99, AJ. Abdul Kalam tried to
his own world—*
@ of reality and imagination
@ of science and technology
© of art and culture
© of physics and chemistry
400. APJ. Abdul, Kalam felt convinced. about
existence of—
@ a demonic power @ an evil power
© a divine power [1] © 2 royal power
401. Tobe onthe road to freedom, happiness, and pea
‘of mind, an in
@ physical and emotional bond
© physical and mental bond
© physical and chemical bond
@ all bonds
402, According to [Link]. Abdul Kalam, the power thet
e ee lift one from confusion, misery, melancholy,
and failure is
a demonic power
a divine power [E] © a royal power
esndneo\AR. Abdul kala, hve ests 2
jowed his routi
a
@ late sixties
© late seventies
emulate his father in
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hometown, B
© it symbolises the fundamental values instilled
in the author during his childhood.
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@ They are punishments for wrongdoings:
© One should always seek help to ‘overcome
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about
them.
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© Kannad, Mumbai
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2, Kalam’s father had neither
education.
@® informal LB © formal a
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43. Kalam’s father, Jainulabdee” possessed Brea!
—_— wisdom.
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@ accept [i @ achieve
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@ helper, grandmother B} © secure O safe
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7. Kalam was quite certain that far more. } Kalam’s father [7] © Kalam’s mother
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@® roomers a { © Kalam’s grandmother 4
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Beal cou ——— regarded as an } ® Rameswaral
e ple. | © Rajasthan © rani y
largely 19. The Shi ‘ajarhat 14%
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® Pakhi Lakhamana Sashtry_ Bo
® Paksi Lakmana Sastry B
© Paksi Lakmanna Sashtry
© Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry ay
33. [Link], Abdul Kalam’s father and the high priest of
Rameswaram temple discussed mat.
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© faintest © Octar questions, he asked his father about the
24, But | was totally convinced that they reached of prayer.
@ irrelevance ® attendance oO
@ Alan © God © relevance GD Grconsequence
© Heaven '@cosmae 35. APA. Abdul Kalam’s father told him that there
25. Kalam’s father came out of the was nothing —__ about prayer,
the prayers. ® mysterious B Osecret o
@ temple ® mosque w © open B Oserious oO
© house GB coconut grove ' 36. According to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father, prayer
26. People of different religions would be sitting made possible a ofthe spitit between
outside, waiting for 5 People.
@ Kalam 1 ® Jainulabdeen ® communication
© Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry ® miscommunication o
© Ashiamma ©communism — []_ © communion 8
27. “Many of them offered bowls of 37. "When you pray," APJ, Abdul Kalam’s father
my father.” said, "you transcend your body and become a
® food © soup part of the ____”
© water O O sweet @ earth 1 ®heaven a
28. Thiswater was then___ home for invalids. © cosmos B Orel a
® drunk DB ®aarried (1) 38. “You transcend your body and become a part of
© splashed i © washed o
‘the cosmos, which knows no division of wealth,
29. People used to visit Kalam’s house to offer ¥
age, caste or i
after being cured. irate Hh ©creea a
® money B © flower B ©gender GG Ogenes Oo
© food DO thanks [1} 30, [Link]. Abdul Kalam’s father could convey complex
30. Kalam’s father always and asked concepts. 4 ~
them to thank Allah, the merciful. of ® mental | . Bilis rm
i © spiritual
aa Bo $ es BB} ao. aps. Abdul ino ld
31. The high priest of ‘temple was a close concepts in simple ae TT
friend of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father. @® Tamil ae a
@ tak ! {E16 Rabaneswaram © Kannada
©sitaswaram [FE]. © Rameswaramevery human being is a, specific element within
the whole of the manifest divine
~ ® presence ( ® absence B
— ©object - BD Obeing a
42. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father advised him to under-
"stand the relevance of his when
troubles came.
® offerings
© differences
43. A.J. Abdul Kalam’s father opined that
always presents opportunities for ————"
TD ® sufferings Bo
LD Onone of these GI
adversity
@ introspection [J ® intersection @
© interjection J @ solution. Ba
44. People came to ApJ. Abdul Kalam’s father for
help and _———"
® money DD @aevices o
© blessings Oadvice B
Placing his hands on APJ. Abdul Kalam’s shoul- }
ders once, his father looked into his eyes and tried §
to judge histo comprehend his words. {
}
@® ability BO disability B i
© mobility [ Ocapacity | |
‘46. An answer of his father filled APJ. Abdul Kalam
with 2 energy and enthusiasm.
| @® peculiar GB Ostrange
© special [D ©none of these
47. “Whenever human beings find themselves alone,
reaction, they start looking for
asa
company,”
@® unnatural @ ®@ratural
© unusual B Onovel
48. "Whenever human beings reach an
they look to someone to show them the wa
out."
® compass D © bypass |
© trespass B Oimpasse B
49. For the people who came to him in distress, A
‘Abdul Kalam’s father was a fa
tiate demonic forces with prayers and offerings
8 come-in-betweenl] ® go to the front []
gorvetween — [E} © come to the help [=I |
41, [Link]. Abdul Kalam’s father told him once that ; 50. One vision of ————
other enables us toseek the
within ourselves:
@ destiny, tack
society,
51, APJ. Abdul
ao
@ 4pm
52. ApJ. Abdul Kalam’ father
before ————
@ dawn ®noon
©dawn [J O afternoon
53, The Kalam family owned @ ————
® banana [J ® mango
© coconut [5 @ groundnut
54, A.P.J, Abdul Kalam’s father followed his
even in his ————
@ early seventies [I © early sities.»
Olate sixties [Ed Olate seventies
-[Link], Abdul Kalam tried to his fat,
55.
in his own field of science and technology.
@® speculate [GD @designate « O
© stimulate emulate i
56. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam endeavoured to. understay
the truth revealed to him by
father.
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© tertiary [ Onone of these fj
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