Module: | Kalam's Early Life & Maternal Lineage
Q28: Consider the following statements regarding the socio-economic status implied by the "pucca house":
1. Kalam explicitly describes his family as a middle-class Tamil family living in Rameswaram.
2. Their ancestral home on Mosque Street was a pucca house made of limestone and brick, built in the middle of the 19th century.
3. The ownership of such a permanent structure indicated that despite Jainulabdeens lack of immense wealth, the family enjoyed a stable, secure socio-economic status.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Their ancestral home on Mosque Street was a pucca house made of limestone and brick, built in the middle of the 19th century.
3. The ownership of such a permanent structure indicated that despite Jainulabdeens lack of immense wealth, the family enjoyed a stable, secure socio-economic status.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: D
🎯 Quick Answer:
All statements are correct. The middle-class family lived in a stable, permanent pucca house.Structural Breakdown: The text links three concepts: the familys defined class (middle-class), their specific asset (the limestone/brick house), and the resulting psychological state for the child (material security). Historical/Related Context: In mid-19th century Tamil Nadu, owning a large masonry house on a recognized street (Mosque Street) placed a family solidly in the respectable middle stratum of society, above rural laborers but below aristocrats.
Causal Reasoning: All statements accurately synthesize the text.
Jainulabdeen was not a millionaire (lack of immense wealth), but he provided a robust, ancestral home that guaranteed shelter and stability.