Ques.1-Why did APJ Abdul Kalam called the childhood as a secure childhood?
Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam called his childhood a secure one because he had loving and caring parents who gave love and guidance to their children and took care of their emotional and physical needs. They provided their children with all necessities, in terms of food, medicine or clothes.
Ques.2-What was the difference in the attitudes of the science teacher and his wife to towords A.P.J Abdul Kalam?
Answer - The science teacher did not care about the religion of abdul kalam and invited him to his house
on the other hand his wife was horrified at the idea of a muslim boy being invited to dinner in her ritually pure kitchen
Ques.3-How did Second World War give opportunity to Kalam to earn his first wages?
Answer -During the Second World War, the newspapers were bundled and thrown out of a moving train. Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by helping his cousin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to catch these bundles.
Ques.4- What did Abdul Kalam family do during the annual Shri Sitaram Kalyanam ceremony?
Answer4 - During the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam Ceremony, Abdul Kalam's family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site,situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near their house.
Ques.5- Which seeds did the writer collect and why?
Answer. Kalam collected tamarind seeds. These seeds were collected by Kalam as they were in great demand in the market during the Second World War and could be sold easily for a good sum of money.
Ques.6- What could the new teacher not stomach?
Ans.6- The new teacher could not stomach a hindu priest's son sitting with a muslim boy.
Que.7 How could Kalam help his cousin samsuddin?
Answer. Abdoul help his cousin samsuddin as after first world war the train at rameshwaram refuse to stop so samsuddiin was a newspaper distributer on the rameshwaram station Abdoul cath all the newspaper thrown from moving train.
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