CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much money did Kalam earn after selling seeds?
A
2 anna
B
3 anna
C
1 anna
D
4 anna
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Explanation: He got one anna (about six paise) for a day’s collection.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abdul Kalam was eight years old when the Second World War broke out. Suddenly, there was a great demand for tamarind seeds. He would collect those seeds and sell them in the market. He got one anna (about six paise) for a day’s collection.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the war, when there occurred a great demand for tamarind seeds in the market, he used to collect these seeds and sell them off to a provision store near his home and earn an anna a day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalam was only 8 years old when the second world war broke out in 1939. Then there was a great demand for tamarind seeds. Abdul used to collect those seeds and sell them in the market. His cousin Shamsuddin distributed newspapers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes, he earned money before also. He used to collect the tamarind seeds and sell them to a provision shop on the Mosque Street. A day’s collection would fetch him the princely sum of one anna. Was this answer helpful?

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