Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of Strong Roots

Strong Roots Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with answers for Class - 12 | Strong Roots multiple choice questions and answers | Strong Roots MCQ question answer | WBCHSE class 12

1. The story Strong Roots is taken from -

(A) Fire of Wings

(B) Wings of Fire

(C) Wings' Fire

(D) Wing of Fire

Ans - (B) Wings of Fire 

2. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was born into a/an -

(A) Middle class family

(B) Upper class family

(C) Lower class family

(D) Upper middle class family.

Ans - (A) Middle class family 

3. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was born into a middle class -

(A) Gujarati family

(B) Tamil family

(C) Telegu family

(D) Bengalee family

Ans - (B) Tamil family 

4. The house of Kalam's ancestors were built in the middle of the -

(A) 18th century

(B) 19th century

(C) 20th century

(D) 17th century

Ans - (B) 19th century 

5. The famous temple mentioned in the story Strong Roots is -

(A) The Kali

(B) The Shiva

(C) The Durga

(D) None

Ans - (B) The Shiva 

6. Kalam's mother's forebear was given the title of -

(A) Knight

(B) King

(C) Bahadur

(D) Munim

Ans - (C) Bahadur 

7. Kalam's father got up at -

(A) 4 pm

(B) 4 am

(C) 6 pm

(D) 6 am

Ans - (B) 4 am 

8. Kalam's father took him to the old mosque for -

(A) Evening prayers

(B) Morning prayers

(C) Noon prayers

(D) None of the above

Ans - (A) Evening prayers 

9. Kalam's father had -

(A) Less formal education

(B) Informal education

(C) Much formal education

(D) Not much formal education

Ans - (D) Not much formal education 

10. Jainulabdeen was a man of -

(A) Great personality

(B) Great innate wisdom

(C) A great strength

(D) No wisdom

Ans - (B) Great innate wisdom 

11. Kalam's father had -

(A) No spirit at all

(B) A little generosity of spirit

(C) A show of generosity

(D) A true generosity of spirit

Ans - (D) A true generosity of spirit 

12. In Ashiamma, Kalam's father found an ideal -

(A) Helpmate

(B) Speaker

(C) Singer

(D) Teacher

Ans - (A) Helpmate 

13. Ashiamma fed everyday -

(A) Only the outsiders

(B) Only the family members

(C) The family members along with the outsiders

(D) No family members

Ans - (C) The family members along with the outsiders 

14. Kalam's parents were regarded as a /an -

(A) Quarrelsome couple

(B) Lazy couple

(C) Energetic couple

(D) Ideal couple

Ans - (D) Ideal couple 

15. Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma had -

(A) Only one child

(B) No children

(C) Many children

(D) Two children

Ans - (C) Many children 

16. One of the forebears of Kalam's mother was awarded by the British the title of -

(A) Bahadur

(B) Raibahadur

(C) Padmasree

(D) Bharat Ratna 

Ans - (A) Bahadur

17. Kalam was born to -

(A) Tall and handsome parents

(B) Short and handsome parents

(C) Tall and ugly looking parents

(D) Short and ugly looking parents

Ans - (A) Tall and handsome parents

18. The ancestral house, in which Kalam lived, was built in the middle of the -

(A) Twentieth century

(B) Nineteenth century

(C) Eighteenth century

( D) Seventeenth century

Ans - (B) Nineteenth century

19. Kalam's fairly large pucca house was built of -

(A) Concrete

(B) Mud

(C) Limestone and brick

(D) Cement and brick.

Ans - (C) Limestone and brick

20. Kalam's father led a/an -

(A) Fashionable life

(B) Gorgeous way of life

(C) Comfortable life

(D) Austere way of life

Ans - (D) Austere way of life

21. The Mosque Street where Kalam lived was in -

(A) Kodaikanal

(B) Rameswaram

(C) Kanya Kumari

(D) Vizag

Ans - (B) Rameswaram

22. Kalam's austere father used to avoid all _________ comforts and luxuries -

(A) Uncertain

(B) Inessential

(C) Essential

(D) Certain

Ans - (B) Inessential

23. According to Kalam, his childhood was -

(A) Bad

(B) Pleasant

(C) Insecure

(D) Secure

Ans - (D) Secure

24. Kalam normally ate with his -

(A) Sister

(B) Brother

(C) Father

(D) Mother

Ans - (D) Mother

25. Kalam ate with his mother sitting on the floor of the -

(A) Verandah

(B) Bedroom

(C) dining room

(D) Kitchen

Ans - (D) Kitchen

26. At the time of lunch Kalam's mother would place before Kalam a -

(A) A sal leaf

(B) A banana leaf

(C) Large bowl

(D) Dish

Ans - (B) A banana leaf

27. At lunch, Kalam's mother would give Kalam some pickle which was -

(A) Bought from the market

(B) Country-made

(C) Forest made

(D) Home-made

Ans - (D) Home-made

28. During lunch Kalam's mother would serve Kalam -

(A) Coconut chutney

(B) Mango pickle

(C) Tamarind pickle

(D) Mango chutney

Ans - (A) Coconut chutney

29. "She then Ladled rice and aromatic sambar" - The word "aromatic" means -

(A) Vibrant

(B) Elegant

(C) Exact

(D) Fragrant

Ans - (D) Fragrant

30. What made Rameswaram famous to pilgrims -

(A) The Shiva temple

(B) The Deity Ramchandra

(C) The Deity Lakshmana

(D) The Minakshi Temple

Ans - (A) The Shiva temple

31. Kalam's father was - 

(A) Dull

(B) Wise

(C) Selfish

(D) None of the above

Ans - (B) Wise.