CLASS 9
MY CHILDHOOD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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t-shirt
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pair of shoes
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thread
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cap
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abdul Kalam wore a cap, which marked him as a Muslim. Besides, he lived on the Mosque Street. On the other hand, his friend, Ramanandha Sastry, wore the sacred thread as he belonged to an orthodox Hindu Brahmin family.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Kalam, who was a Muslim, used to wear a cap and his friend, Ramanadha Sastry, the son of the head priest at the Rameswaram temple, wore a sacred thread which marked him to be a Brahmin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The problems faced by Kalam in his childhood were related to religious discrimination. Once his teacher asked him to go and sit on the bench as he was sitting with his Brahmin friend, Another instance is when his teacher’s wife refused to serve him food. Thus, he had to suffer from these social disparities.
Detailed explanation-4: -A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India-died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007.