CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -2. Why did Abdul collect tamarind seeds in 1939? Kalam collected tamarind seeds in 1939 because he wanted to study the effects of radiation on plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abdul Kalam used to collect the tamarind seeds and used to sell them to provision shop on the Mosque street in Rameshwaram. A days collection would fetch him the princely one anna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalam collected tamarind seeds. (b) Why did he collect these seeds? Answer: These seeds were collected by Kalam as they were in great demand in the market during the Second World War and could be sold easily for a good sum of money.

Detailed explanation-5: -There was a huge demand for tamarind seeds during the time. Although Kalam did not understand the reason as a child, tamarind seeds were used as an agent for textiles such as jute and cotton. It was also grounded and used as fuel in cars and trucks during the war.