Module: | Kalam's Early Life & Maternal Lineage
Q18: Consider the following statements regarding the coconut grove mentioned in Strong Roots:
1. After the morning namaz, Kalams father used to walk down to a small coconut grove owned by the family.
2. The coconut grove was situated at a distance of about four miles from their ancestral house.
3. He would walk to the grove merely for leisurely exercise and would return empty-handed before beginning his actual work.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The coconut grove was situated at a distance of about four miles from their ancestral house.
3. He would walk to the grove merely for leisurely exercise and would return empty-handed before beginning his actual work.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: A
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. He walked four miles to their family-owned coconut grove after his morning prayers.Structural Breakdown: The event follows a strict sequence: morning namaz first, followed by a four-mile walk, culminating at the family-owned agricultural plot.
Historical/Related Context: In coastal Tamil Nadu, coconut groves are common family assets.
Tending to them manually before dawn was a standard practice for hardworking, middle-class providers of that era.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 3 is incorrect because Jainulabdeen did not go for leisure; he went to harvest coconuts and would return carrying a heavy load of them on his shoulders.