Module: | Kalam's Early Life & Maternal Lineage
Q27: Consider the following statements regarding Ashiammas role as an "ideal helpmeet":
1. Kalam describes his mother Ashiamma as an ideal helpmeet to his father, Jainulabdeen.
2. This term implies she was entirely subservient, merely following his orders without contributing to the households social standing or charity.
3. Her role as a helpmeet was exemplified by her immense hospitality and independent acts of feeding numerous outsiders daily.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. This term implies she was entirely subservient, merely following his orders without contributing to the households social standing or charity.
3. Her role as a helpmeet was exemplified by her immense hospitality and independent acts of feeding numerous outsiders daily.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: C
🎯 Quick Answer:
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. She was an ideal helpmeet whose partnership was marked by immense generosity.Structural Breakdown: Ashiammas partnership with Jainulabdeen balanced his austere, philosophical nature with her active, nurturing, and socially engaged hospitality.
Historical/Related Context: The phrase "ideal helpmeet" reflects traditional gender roles of the era, but Kalams description elevates her beyond mere domestic servitude to a figure of profound communal charity and moral equivalence to his father.
Causal Reasoning: Statement 2 is incorrect because Ashiamma was not merely subservient; she actively shaped the family's social generosity by independently feeding more outsiders every day than the total number of her own family members.