Beehive (Prose): My Childhood · Class 9 · CBSE English
Which incident in the elementary school deeply hurt young Abdul Kalam and his friend Ramanadha Sastry?
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Which incident in the elementary school deeply hurt young Abdul Kalam and his friend Ramanadha Sastry?
- A.They were barred from participating in the annual school sports day.
- B.A new teacher made Kalam sit on the back bench because of his religion.Correct answer
- C.They were accused of cheating in a mathematics test.
- D.They were separated from each other due to a financial dispute between their families.
Solution
When a new teacher came to the elementary school, Kalam wore a cap that marked him as a Muslim, and he used to sit with Ramanadha Sastry, who wore a sacred thread. The teacher could not tolerate a Hindu priest's son sitting with a Muslim boy, and asked Kalam to go and sit on the back bench.
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