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Strong Roots, Long question and answer (w.b.c.h.s.e. class 12)



Q.”I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths revealed to me by my father.”–What was the fundamental truth?Who revealed it to him? Ans.In this article ‘Strong Roots’ APJ Abdul Kalam expressed how the dream could be achieved.He followed his father, Jainulabdeen from his childhood.His father has a tremendous knowledge and true spirit. The fundamental truth…
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Strong Roots Long question and answer (w.b.c.h.s.e.class 12



Q “Adversity always presents opportunities for introspections.” —- Who said this and to whom? How did the speaker’s attitude to adversity affect the person to whom he spoke?Ans.Kalam’s father said this to him. Abdul Kalam respected his father deeply. According to Kalam’s father, when problems come, we should not hold God responsible for that, nor…
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Strong Roots (long question and answer) class 12 w.b.c.h.s.e)



Q: “Adversity always provides opportunities for introspection”. — How does Abdul Kalam’s father explain Kalam? 6Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen advised him that in misfortune one can judge oneself. One can realize his current condition, what his faults are and how he can get there.He analyses the complex matter in a simple way, and…
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Strong Roots (Long question and answer)w.b.c.h.s.e. class 12.



Q: “This is not a correct approach at all and should never be taken.” What approach is spoken about? Why does the speaker take this approach? (2 + 4)Answer: Life is a mixture of joy and sadness. In case of a problem that disturbs normal life, people find someone to help, and the helper stands…
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Strong Roots (Long Answer Type Question)W.B.C.H.S.E Class XII



Q.What is the importance of prayer, according to Abdul Kalam’s father?Answer. In his autobiography Strong Roots, Abdul Kalam portrayed his childhood days, his father’s hardships, the relationship with their neighbors and his father’s spirituality and beliefs that influenced him a lot. They often discussed the spiritual matter. When Abdul Kalam asked his father about the…
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Strong Roots by APJ Abdul Kalam (W.B.C.H.S.E. class XII English)



Hard work is the key to success. Q.”Despite these……….. innate wisdom.”–Who is he referred to here? What were the disadvantages of the person spoken to? And what were the advantages received from the person spoken to? Ans.Here ‘he’ refers to Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen. Abdul Kalam said that his father, Jainulabdeen, did not receive any formal…
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Strong Roots (Long question and answer)



Q. Describe about APJ Abdul Kalam’s mother and his father. Ans..APJ Abdul Kalam remembers his mother as a pious and generous woman.She was the ideal companion of his father.His mother came from a well-to-do family.One of his ancestors was given the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.She used to feed more strangers than her family…
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Summary of ‘Strong Roots’ by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam ( w.b.c.h.s.e class 12 English)



A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was one of the pioneers of aerospace engineering in India.He spent most of his life as a scientist in the Indian space program.Some of his major works are – India 2020, Ignited Minds,Wings of Fire.He served as the president of India from 2002to 2007. Strong Roots is excerpted from APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography…
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Summary of the story Leela’s Friend (by R.K.Narayan)



The story ‘Leela’s Friend’ is about a girl named Leela.Her father Mr. Sivasanker was looking for a servant when Sidda came in front of the house Mr. Sivasanker scrutinized him, interrogated him and expressed a fair opinion about him. He is appointed as a servant in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Shiv Sivasanker. He…
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Gemstones




“I’ll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he’s gone and why,” the worthy woman finally concluded. “He doesn’t generally go to town this time of year and he never visits; if he’d run out of turnip seed he wouldn’t dress up and take the buggy to go…
