Chapter 6 My Childhood
Questions and Answers
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.
1 Where was Abdul Kalam’s house ? अब्दुल कलाम का घर कहाँ था?Answers 1. Abdul Kalam’s house was situated in Rameswaram.
1. अब्दुल कलाम का घर रामेश्वरम में स्थित था।
2 What do you think Dinamani is the name of ? Give a reason for your answer. आपको क्या लगता है दिनमणि किसका नाम है? अपने उत्तर के लिए कोई कारण बताओ।
Answers 2. Dinamani is the name of the newspaper. Abdul Kalam used to trace the headlines of this newspaper for news about the War.
उत्तर 2. दिनमणि समाचार पत्र का नाम है। अब्दुल कलाम युद्ध की खबरों के लिए इस अखबार की सुर्खियां तलाशते थे।
3 Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends ? What did they later become ? अब्दुल कलाम के स्कूली मित्र कौन थे ? वे बाद में क्या बने?
Answers 3. They were : Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. Ramanadha Sastry became the priest of the Rameswaram temple. Aravindan took up the transport business. Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways.
4 How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages ? (CBSE) अब्दुल कलाम ने अपनी पहली मजदूरी कैसे अर्जित की? (सीबीएसई)
Answers 4. He earned his first wages by becoming a helping hand to his cousin. He caught the newspapers bundles for him from the moving train.
उत्तर 4. उसने अपनी पहली मजदूरी अपने चचेरे भाई के सहायक बनकर अर्जित की। उन्होंने चलती ट्रेन से उनके लिए अखबारों के बंडल पकड़े।
5 Had he earned any money before that ? In what way ? क्या उसने इससे पहले कोई धन कमाया था ? किस तरह से ?
Answers 5. Yes, by collecting tamarind seeds and selling them to a provision shop.
उत्तर 5. हाँ, इमली के बीजों को इकट्ठा करके उन्हें एक राशन की दुकान पर बेचकर।
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
- How does the author describe : (i) his father, (ii) his mother, (iii) himself?
Answers
1. (i) The author describes his father as a simple man. He had neither much formal education nor wealth. But he had great wisdom. He was very large-hearted. He was very considerate. He was also an austere man.
(ii) The author describes his mother as kind and large-hearted. She used to feed many people everyday. She had all the motherly qualities. The author went to Ramanathapuram for further studies. She became emotional then.
(iii) About himself the author says that he was one of many children. He was a short boy with rather undistinguished looks. Theirs was a middle-class Tamil family in Rameswaram.
Answers 2. The author inherited faith in kindness and deep kindness from his mother. He also inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father. His three brothers and sister also inherited these like him.
उत्तर 2. लेखक को अपनी माँ से दया और गहरी दया में विश्वास विरासत में मिला है। उन्हें अपने पिता से ईमानदारी और अनुशासन भी विरासत में मिला था। उनके तीन भाइयों और बहनों को भी उन्हीं की तरह ये विरासत में मिले हैं।
2. (i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram ?
(ii) What did his father say to this ?
(iii) What do you think his words mean ? Why do you think he spoke those words ?
Answers
(i) Abdul Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram to study further at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.
(ii) His father said that he knew he had to go away to grow. A seagull flies across the sun alone and without a nest.
(iii) His words mean that sooner or later one has to leave one’s parents. This is for living alone in this world. He spoke these words because this is the harsh reality of life.
(ii) उसके पिता ने इस पर क्या कहा ?
(iii) आपको क्या लगता है कि उसके शब्दों का क्या अर्थ है? आपको क्या लगता है कि उसने उन शब्दों को क्यों कहा?
Answers
(i) अब्दुल कलाम रामेश्वरम छोड़कर रामनाथपुरम के जिला मुख्यालय में आगे की पढ़ाई करना चाहते थे।
(ii) उसके पिता ने कहा कि वह जानता था कि उसे बढ़ने के लिए दूर जाना होगा। एक सीगल अकेले और बिना घोंसले के सूरज के पार उड़ती है।
(iii) उनके शब्दों का अर्थ है कि देर-सबेर अपने माता-पिता को छोड़ना ही होगा। यह इस दुनिया में अकेले रहने के लिए है। उसने ये शब्द इसलिए कहे क्योंकि यह जीवन की कठोर सच्चाई है।
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