CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One day when I was in the fifth standard at the Rameswaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Sastry, who wore the sacred thread.16) The author wearing a cap indicates that ____
A
He likes the Nehru jacket and cap style
B
He is an orthodox Hindu
C
He respects the culture and practice associated with his religion
D
The new teacher compels the students to wear cap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One day when I was in the fifth standard at the Rameshwaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Shastri, who wore the sacred thread.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : When Kalam was in the standard fifth then a new teacher came. He found a Muslim student sitting beside a Hindu student. He could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. In accordance with his social ranking a new teacher saw it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: new teacher at the Rameswaram Elementary School could not tolerate that Kalam, a Muslim, sat with Ramanadha Sastry, a Hindu wearing the sacred thread. This was contrary to the teacher’s notion of social ranking. So, he ordered Kalam to sit on the back bench.

Detailed explanation-4: -But his new teacher behaved strangely. He came to his class and asked him to sit in the last row. He could not tolerate sitting of a Muslim boy with the son of a Hindu priest.

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