CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher.” In this excerpt, what does the word “conviction” mean?
A
Anger.
B
Bitterness.
C
A strong opinion or belief.
D
When proven guilty.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Not only did the teacher regret his behaviour, but the strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lakshmana Sastry summoned teacher to reprimand him for treating the child Abdul Kalam on the basis of his religion . Lakshman Shastri bluntly warned the new teacher not to spread communal intolerance in the minds of children. he also asked him to apologize or quit the school in case he did not want to apologize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abdul was also greatly influenced by his science teacher, Sivasubramania Iyer. He learned the lesson of breaking social barriers from him. Iyer invited him to his home for a meal. His wife refused to serve food to a Muslim boy in her pure kitchen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lakshmana Sastry was a hindu priest. He knew that Abdul Kalam, a muslim boy is his son’s best friend and even being a priest he never discriminated. He was a person who did not want discrimination and treated everyone equally. He even told the teacher not to poision children’s mind.

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