NCERT Class IX English Chapter 6 My Childhood MCQ

6 My Childhood

1. What was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s father’s name?

a) Jainulabdeen

b) Samsuddin

c) Jallaluddin

d) Lakshmana Sastry

Answer: a) Jainulabdeen

2. What type of family was Abdul Kalam born into?
a) Wealthy
b) Middle-class
c) Poor
d) Royal
Answer: b) Middle-class

3. In which town was Abdul Kalam born?
a) Madurai
b) Chennai
c) Rameswaram
d) Ramanathapuram
Answer: c) Rameswaram

4. What was Kalam’s mother’s name?
a) Lakshmamma
b) Ashiamma
c) Ramani
d) Janaki
Answer: b) Ashiamma

5. What did Kalam say about the number of people his mother fed daily?
a) Only family members
b) Far more outsiders than family members
c) Only outsiders
d) Only guests
Answer: b) Far more outsiders than family members

6. What was the family house made of?
a) Limestone and wood
b) Bricks and wood
c) Limestone and brick
d) Mud and brick
Answer: c) Limestone and brick

7. What did Kalam’s father avoid?
a) Social gatherings
b) Religion
c) Inessential comforts and luxuries
d) Food and medicine
Answer: c) Inessential comforts and luxuries

8. What year did the Second World War break out?
a) 1940
b) 1939
c) 1941
d) 1938
Answer: b) 1939

9. How old was Abdul Kalam when the Second World War broke out?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Ten
d) Twelve
Answer: b) Eight

10. What did Abdul Kalam sell to earn money during the war?
a) Tamarind seeds
b) Newspapers
c) Books
d) Snacks
Answer: a) Tamarind seeds

11. Who told Abdul Kalam stories about the Second World War?
a) His father
b) His cousin Samsuddin
c) His brother-in-law Jallaluddin
d) His friend Ramanadha Sastry
Answer: c) His brother-in-law Jallaluddin

12. What newspaper did Abdul Kalam read to follow the war?
a) The Hindu
b) Dinamani
c) Times of India
d) The Telegraph
Answer: b) Dinamani

13. Why did the train halt at Rameswaram stop during the war?
a) Bomb threats
b) State of emergency
c) Railway repairs
d) Lack of passengers
Answer: b) State of emergency

14. Who helped Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?
a) Jallaluddin
b) Samsuddin
c) His father
d) Sivasubramania Iyer
Answer: b) Samsuddin

15. How much did Abdul Kalam earn for collecting tamarind seeds?
a) One rupee
b) One anna
c) Two annas
d) Four annas
Answer: b) One anna

16. What did Abdul Kalam inherit from his father?
a) Wealth
b) Honesty and self-discipline
c) Social status
d) Formal education
Answer: b) Honesty and self-discipline

17. Who were Abdul Kalam’s childhood friends?
a) Samsuddin and Jallaluddin
b) Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan
c) Lakshmana Sastry and Sivasubramania Iyer
d) His brothers and sister
Answer: b) Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan

18. What was Ramanadha Sastry’s role later in life?
a) Businessman
b) High priest of the Rameswaram temple
c) School teacher
d) Railway contractor
Answer: b) High priest of the Rameswaram temple

19. What business did Aravindan go into?
a) Transport for visiting pilgrims
b) Temple priesthood
c) Catering contractor
d) Newspaper distribution
Answer: a) Transport for visiting pilgrims

20. Who was Abdul Kalam’s science teacher?
a) Jallaluddin
b) Sivasubramania Iyer
c) Samsuddin
d) Lakshmana Sastry
Answer: b) Sivasubramania Iyer

21. What did Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife initially refuse to do?
a) Teach Abdul Kalam
b) Serve him food in her kitchen
c) Let him stay in their house
d) Give him books
Answer: b) Serve him food in her kitchen

22. How did Sivasubramania Iyer react to his wife’s refusal?
a) He got angry
b) He forced her to serve Abdul Kalam
c) He served Kalam himself
d) He canceled the meal
Answer: c) He served Kalam himself

23. What did Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife do during Abdul Kalam’s next visit?
a) Refused to let him in
b) Served him food with her own hands
c) Asked him to leave
d) Did not interact with him
Answer: b) Served him food with her own hands

24. What was the attitude of the small society of Rameswaram?
a) Very progressive
b) Very rigid
c) Very friendly
d) Very indifferent
Answer: b) Very rigid

25. What was declared at the end of the Second World War?
a) India’s freedom
b) The fall of the Axis Powers
c) India’s joining the Allied Forces
d) The end of the British Empire
Answer: a) India’s freedom

26. Who did Abdul Kalam quote when leaving Rameswaram?
a) His science teacher
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Khalil Gibran
d) His father
Answer: c) Khalil Gibran

27. What story would Abdul Kalam’s mother and grandmother tell him at bedtime?
a) The Mahabharata
b) The Ramayana and life of the Prophet
c) Stories of independence
d) Mythological stories
Answer: b) The Ramayana and life of the Prophet

28. Who became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways?
a) Ramanadha Sastry
b) Aravindan
c) Sivaprakasan
d) Samsuddin
Answer: c) Sivaprakasan

29. What was the name of the pond near Abdul Kalam’s house?
a) Ganga Tirtha
b) Rama Tirtha
c) Kaveri Tirtha
d) Yamuna Tirtha
Answer: b) Rama Tirtha

30. What did the new teacher ask Abdul Kalam to do?
a) Leave the class
b) Sit on the back bench
c) Go to a different school
d) Sit separately from other boys
Answer: b) Sit on the back bench

31. Why did the new teacher ask Abdul Kalam to move to the back bench?

a) Because of his religion

b) Because of his academic performance

c) Because of his appearance

d) Because of his behavior

Answer: a) Because of his religion

32. Who summoned the teacher after the incident with Abdul Kalam and Ramanadha Sastry?

a) Abdul Kalam’s father
b) Jallaluddin
c) Lakshmana Sastry
d) Sivasubramania Iyer
Answer: c) Lakshmana Sastry

33. What did Lakshmana Sastry ask the teacher to do?
a) Apologize or quit
b) Teach better
c) Ignore the incident
d) Stay away from Kalam
Answer: a) Apologize or quit

34. What was the teacher’s reaction to Lakshmana Sastry’s words?
a) He quit the school
b) He regretted his behavior
c) He got angry
d) He refused to apologize
Answer: b) He regretted his behavior

35. What did Kalam inherit from his mother?
a) Intelligence
b) Faith in goodness and deep kindness
c) Wealth
d) Strength and resilience
Answer: b) Faith in goodness and deep kindness

36. What was the main occupation of Abdul Kalam's father?
a) Farmer
b) Businessman
c) Boat owner
d) Priest
Answer: c) Boat owner

37. What was the platform in the boats used for during the Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?
a) Carrying idols of the Lord
b) Transporting food
c) Performing rituals
d) Entertaining pilgrims
Answer: a) Carrying idols of the Lord

38. What lesson did Kalam learn from his father regarding growing up?
a) Success comes from hard work
b) Children must be independent
c) Seagulls fly alone and without a nest
d) Life is unpredictable
Answer: c) Seagulls fly alone and without a nest

39. Which philosopher did Abdul Kalam’s father quote to his mother?
a) Plato
b) Confucius
c) Khalil Gibran
d) Aristotle
Answer: c) Khalil Gibran

40. What was the significance of the quote from Khalil Gibran about children?
a) Children belong to their parents
b) Children are independent individuals
c) Parents should control their children's lives
d) Children should follow their parents' ideas
Answer: b) Children are independent individuals

41. How did Abdul Kalam’s father provide for the family?
a) By farming
b) By running a business
c) By owning boats and renting them
d) By working in a factory
Answer: c) By owning boats and renting them

42. What impression did the teacher’s incident leave on Abdul Kalam?
a) Anger towards society
b) Sadness but hope for change
c) Frustration with education
d) No lasting impact
Answer: b) Sadness but hope for change

43. What did Kalam’s science teacher encourage him to do?
a) Become a businessman
b) Follow religious teachings
c) Become highly educated
d) Stay in Rameswaram
Answer: c) Become highly educated

44. How did Abdul Kalam feel after earning his first wages?
a) Disappointed
b) Unmoved
c) Proud
d) Guilty
Answer: c) Proud

45. What was Abdul Kalam’s emotional state during his childhood?
a) Insecure
b) Materially and emotionally secure
c) Fearful
d) Restless
Answer: b) Materially and emotionally secure

46. How did Abdul Kalam’s cousin Samsuddin involve him in work during the war?
a) He asked him to collect newspapers
b) He asked him to sell tamarind seeds
c) He asked him to help catch bundles of newspapers
d) He asked him to run errands
Answer: c) He asked him to help catch bundles of newspapers

47. What was the effect of the Second World War on Rameswaram?
a) It was heavily bombed
b) It was isolated and unaffected
c) It became a military base
d) It suffered severe economic losses
Answer: b) It was isolated and unaffected

48. What was Abdul Kalam’s relationship with his friends like in childhood?
a) They had many religious conflicts
b) They did not notice their religious differences
c) They often fought over religious beliefs
d) They were indifferent to each other
Answer: b) They did not notice their religious differences

49. What did Abdul Kalam’s father believe about the children’s future?
a) They should follow traditional paths
b) They should explore their own thoughts and ideas
c) They should stay close to their parents
d) They should become businessmen
Answer: b) They should explore their own thoughts and ideas

50. What did the small society of Rameswaram practice regarding social groups?
a) Equality
b) Segregation
c) Open interaction
d) Rebellion against old customs
Answer: b) Segregation