CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of person was Sivasubramania?
A
orthodox brahmin
B
calm and generous
C
believed in equality and wanted to bring reforms in the society
D
all
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sivasubramaniam Iyer was Kalam’s Science teacher, he was an orthodox brahmin. He was a very tolerant and broad-minded man, he wanted to break down social barriers between Hindus and Muslims. He was a rebel and wanted to bring change to the society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife was an orthodox and conservative Brahmin. She had peculiar notions about the sanctity of her kitchen which she feared would be defiled if she served meals there to someone who belonged to a different faith. So, she refused to serve food to a Muslim boy in her kitchen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Siva Subramanya Iyer was APJ Abdul Kalam’s Science Teacher. This man played a great role in the early years of APJ Abdul Kalam’s life. He was much influenced by his science teacher for his science teacher was the one who taught him the ways of breaking down social barriers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: he was his science teacher, He was a rebel who wished to bring about a transformation in society and was mentally prepared to confront hindrances during this process. He wanted to break the social barriers between the Hindus and the Muslims. One day, he invited Kalam over to a meal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Sivasubramania Iyer’s aim was to break the social barriers that restrict the people to mingle .

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