My Childhood (Question & Answer)

My Childhood - Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Question and Answer

Q. Who were the the parents of Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam ?
Ans- Father, Jainulabdeen, and mother, Ashiamma, where II the parents of Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam.

Q. When was his ancestral house built ?
Ans- The ancestral house of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was built in the middle of the 19th century.

Q. When did the the second World war break out ?
Ans- The Second World War broke out in 1939, at that time Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was only eight years old.

Q. What qualities did he inherit from his parents ?
Ans- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam inherited honesty and self discipline from his father and faith in goodness as well as deep kindness from his mother.

Q. What was the occupation of his family ?
Ans- As an occupation Kalam's family used to arrange boats with special platform for carrying idols of the Lord Ram from the temple to the marriage site during the annual Shri Ram Kalyanam ceremony.

Q. How did the new teacher behave with Kalam and what did he do ?
Ans- The new teacher behaved very badly with Kalam. Only because Kalam was a Muslim boy, he told him to go and sit on the back bench.

Q. What profession did his three friends adopt on growing adult ?
Ans- Kalam's three friends adopt different professions on growing adult. Ramanadha Sastry took over the priesthood of Rameswaram temple from his father, Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims, and Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways.

Q. How many brothers and sisters did Kalam have ?
Ans- Kalam had three brothers and a sister except him.

Q. Point out the modes and manners of Sivasubramania Iyer, Kalam's Science teacher.
Ans- Kalam's science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer was an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife. He did his best to break social barriers so that people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used to spend hours also with me and encourage me to achieve a high rank in the society.

Q. Who was the eleventh president of India ?
Ans- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the11th president of India.

Q. Who was the man whose projects in space, defence and nuclear technology guided India into the twenty first century ?
Ans- It was APJ Abdul Kalam whose projects in space defence and nuclear technology guided India into the twenty first century.

Q. Where did Kalam go for his higher studies after leaving Rameshwaram ?
Ans- Kalam went to the district headquarter in Ramanathapuram for his higher studies after leaving Rameshwaram.

Q. Why did Sivasubramania Iyer invite Kalam to his house ? What was the reaction of Iyer's wife ?
Ans- Sivasubramania Iyer invited Kalam to his house for a meal. But his wife refused to serve him.

Q. When was India's freedom declared imminent ?
Ans- After the end of the Second World war India's freedom was declared imminent.

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