MP Board 9th Beehive My Childhood By Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam MCQs : Here are 50 important Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers for the chapter “My Childhood,” based on the provided webpage.
MP Board 9th Beehive My Childhood By Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam MCQs
Author and Background
- Who is the author of “My Childhood”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: c) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - “My Childhood” is an excerpt from which autobiography?
a) “My Experiments with Truth”
b) “The Story of My Life”
c) “Wings of Fire”
d) “An Autobiography”
Answer: c) “Wings of Fire” - Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the ___ President of India.
a) 10th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 13th
Answer: b) 11th - What is Dr. Kalam’s famous nickname?
a) The Rocket Man of India
b) The Father of the Nation
c) The Missile Man of India
d) The Scientist President
Answer: c) The Missile Man of India - Dr. Kalam was a renowned…
a) Novelist
b) Aerospace Engineer
c) Medical Doctor
d) Historian
Answer: b) Aerospace Engineer
Family and Childhood
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house located?
a) On Mosque Street in Rameswaram
b) In a large city
c) Near his school
d) In Ramanathapuram
Answer: a) On Mosque Street in Rameswaram - What kind of family was Kalam born into?
a) A rich Tamil Muslim family
b) A middle-class Tamil Muslim family
c) A poor Hindu Brahmin family
d) A middle-class Tamil Christian family
Answer: b) A middle-class Tamil Muslim family - What was Kalam’s father’s name?
a) Jainulabdeen
b) Samsuddin
c) Ramanadha Sastry
d) Sivasubramania Iyer
Answer: a) Jainulabdeen - Which quality did Kalam’s father possess, according to the text?
a) Great formal education and wealth
b) Innate wisdom and true generosity
c) Strict and orthodox views
d) He was a famous politician
Answer: b) Innate wisdom and true generosity - What word is used to describe Kalam’s father’s simple lifestyle?
a) Orthodox
b) Austere
c) Perturbed
d) Innate
Answer: b) Austere - How does Kalam describe his own appearance as a child?
a) Tall and handsome
b) Short with ordinary looks
c) Tall with distinguished looks
d) Short and handsome
Answer: b) Short with ordinary looks - What kind of house did Kalam’s family live in?
a) A small, rented hut
b) A large “pucca” house
c) A modern apartment
d) A government bungalow
Answer: b) A large “pucca” house - How does Kalam describe his childhood?
a) Materially and emotionally secure
b) Full of hardship and poverty
c) Lonely and sad
d) Full of inessential luxuries
Answer: a) Materially and emotionally secure - What qualities did Kalam inherit from his father?
a) Faith in goodness and deep kindness
b) Honesty and self-discipline
c) Orthodox beliefs
d) A love for luxuries
Answer: b) Honesty and self-discipline - What qualities did Kalam inherit from his mother?
a) Honesty and self-discipline
b) Faith in goodness and deep kindness
c) A rebellious spirit
d) Innate wisdom
Answer: b) Faith in goodness and deep kindness
First Earnings
- When did Kalam get his first opportunity to earn?
a) During the First World War
b) When he started high school
c) During the Second World War
d) After he finished his studies
Answer: c) During the Second World War - What did Kalam collect and sell to earn his first wages?
a) Newspapers
b) Mango seeds
c) Tamarind seeds
d) Seashells
Answer: c) Tamarind seeds - How much did he earn from selling these seeds?
a) One rupee a day
b) One anna a day
c) Five rupees a day
d) Five annas a day
Answer: b) One anna a day - What does “princely sum” mean in the context of his earnings?
a) A very large amount (literally)
b) A very small amount (used sarcastically)
c) Money from a prince
d) Money for his studies
Answer: b) A very small amount (used sarcastically) - Who was Kalam’s cousin who distributed newspapers?
a) Ramanadha Sastry
b) Samsuddin
c) Aravindan
d) Sivaprakasan
Answer: b) Samsuddin - How did Kalam help his cousin Samsuddin?
a) By selling newspapers at the bus stand
b) By catching newspaper bundles thrown from a moving train
c) By writing articles for the newspaper
d) By delivering newspapers on a bicycle
Answer: b) By catching newspaper bundles thrown from a moving train - What is the name of the newspaper Kalam used to read headlines in?
a) The Hindu
b) The Rameswaram Times
c) Dinamani
d) The Madras Mail
Answer: c) Dinamani - What feeling did Kalam have after earning his first wages with his cousin?
a) Sadness
b) Anger
c) Pride
d) Regret
Answer: c) Pride
Friendship and Communal Harmony
- How many close friends did Kalam have in his childhood?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: c) Three - What was the religious background of Kalam’s three close friends?
a) They were all Muslims
b) They were all Christians
c) They were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families
d) One Hindu, one Christian, one Muslim
Answer: c) They were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families - Who was Kalam’s friend who later became a temple priest?
a) Ramanadha Sastry
b) Aravindan
c) Sivaprakasan
d) Samsuddin
Answer: a) Ramanadha Sastry - What business did Kalam’s friend Aravindan start?
a) A catering business
b) A business arranging transport for pilgrims
c) A newspaper agency
d) A temple priest
Answer: b) A business arranging transport for pilgrims - What did Kalam’s friend Sivaprakasan become?
a) A catering contractor for the Southern Railways
b) A temple priest
c) A transport business owner
d) A scientist
Answer: a) A catering contractor for the Southern Railways - What does the friendship of Kalam and his friends show about Rameswaram?
a) It was divided by religion
b) It had a strong sense of communal harmony
c) It was a very rich town
d) It had no schools
Answer: b) It had a strong sense of communal harmony
Life Lessons: Teachers and Social Barriers
- What incident happened when a new teacher came to Kalam’s class?
a) He praised Kalam
b) He asked Kalam to sit on the back bench
c) He gave Kalam a prize
d) He sent Kalam home
Answer: b) He asked Kalam to sit on the back bench - Why did the new teacher move Kalam to the back bench?
a) Kalam was talking
b) Kalam was a Muslim sitting with a Hindu
c) Kalam had not done his homework
d) Kalam was short
Answer: b) Kalam was a Muslim sitting with a Hindu - Who was the Hindu friend sitting with Kalam?
a) Aravindan
b) Sivaprakasan
c) Samsuddin
d) Ramanadha Sastry
Answer: d) Ramanadha Sastry - Who reprimanded the new teacher for spreading “communal intolerance”?
a) Kalam’s father
b) Sivasubramania Iyer
c) The headmaster
d) Ramanadha’s father, Lakshmana Sastry
Answer: d) Ramanadha’s father, Lakshmana Sastry - What does “segregation” mean?
a) Separation or isolation
b) Unity
c) Strong belief
d) Generosity
Answer: a) Separation or isolation - Who was Kalam’s science teacher?
a) Lakshmana Sastry
b) Sivasubramania Iyer
c) The new teacher
d) Jainulabdeen
Answer: b) Sivasubramania Iyer - What kind of person was Sivasubramania Iyer?
a) A strict and orthodox Brahmin
b) A “rebel” who wanted to break social barriers
c) A person who believed in segregation
d) A teacher who disliked Kalam
Answer: b) A “rebel” who wanted to break social barriers - What did the science teacher invite Kalam to do?
a) To join his business
b) To visit the temple
c) To have a meal at his home
d) To move to a new school
Answer: c) To have a meal at his home - Who refused to serve Kalam in her “ritually pure kitchen”?
a) Kalam’s mother
b) The new teacher’s wife
c) Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife
d) Ramanadha Sastry’s mother
Answer: c) Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife - How did Sivasubramania Iyer react to his wife’s refusal?
a) He sent Kalam home
b) He scolded his wife and served Kalam himself
c) He apologized to Kalam
d) He ate in the kitchen, leaving Kalam outside
Answer: b) He scolded his wife and served Kalam himself - What was different when Kalam visited the science teacher’s house the second time?
a) The teacher’s wife served him from behind the door
b) The teacher’s wife served him inside her kitchen
c) He was not allowed inside
d) The teacher was not at home
Answer: b) The teacher’s wife served him inside her kitchen - What does “perturbed” mean?
a) Happy
b) Convinced
c) Disturbed or upset
d) Calm
Answer: c) Disturbed or upset - What does “conviction” mean?
a) A strong belief
b) A type of crime
c) A social barrier
d) A religious ritual
Answer: a) A strong belief
Leaving Rameswaram
- Where did Kalam go for his further studies?
a) To the district headquarters at Ramanathapuram
b) To the city of Madras (Chennai)
c) To the city of Delhi
d) He stayed in Rameswaram
Answer: a) To the district headquarters at Ramanathapuram - Who did Kalam’s father quote to console his wife?
a) A famous Tamil poet
b) Sivasubramania Iyer
c) Kahlil Gibran
d) The new teacher
Answer: c) Kahlil Gibran - What did Kalam’s father say about children to his wife?
a) That they should always stay with their parents
b) That they are not her children, but sons and daughters of Life’s longing
c) That they must become scientists
d) That they should not leave Rameswaram
Answer: b) That they are not her children, but sons and daughters of Life’s longing - What does “erstwhile” mean?
a) Future
b) Former (in the past)
c) Present
d) Always
Answer: b) Former (in the past) - What does “innate” mean?
a) Learned
b) Inborn or natural
c) Complicated
d) Simple
Answer: b) Inborn or natural
Example Kalam’s childhood was a mix of…
a) Wealth and luxury
b) Traditional values and social change
c) Sadness and loneliness
d) Strict rules and no freedom
Answer: b) Traditional values and social change
- What does “imminent” mean?
a) About to happen
b) In the past
c) Unimportant
d) Very large
Answer: a) About to happen - The entire chapter “My Childhood” emphasizes the theme of…
a) Communal intolerance
b) The importance of wealth
c) Communal harmony and breaking social barriers
d) The sadness of leaving home
Answer: c) Communal harmony and breaking social barriers