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Lost Spring MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Chapter 2 with Answers
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Q1.According to the author what was garbage for the children ?
Means of entertainment
Means of timepass
Means of playing
a wonder
Answer
(iv) a wonder
Q2.According to the author, rag picking has become, over the years, a
profession
fine art
tradition
culture
Answer
(ii) fine art
Q3.Bangle industry flourishes in the town of
Ferozepur
Firozabad
Ferozgarh
Farukhabad
Answer
(ii) Firozabad
Q4.Firozabad is the center of which industry?
cotton industry
furniture industry
textile industry
glassblowing industry
Answer
(iv) glassblowing industry
Q5.The frail woman in Mukesh’s house is his
mother
elder brother’s wife
wife
niece
Answer
(ii) elder brother’s wife
Q6.How is Mukesh’s attitude different from that of his family?
Being daring, firm and clear
Being a fighter
Being a coward
Not clear
Answer
(i) Being daring, firm and clear
Q7.If laws were to be enforced, it would bring about change and relief in the lives of about
ten thousand children
twenty thousand children
hundred children
a thousand children
Answer
(ii) twenty thousand children
Q8.Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
Yes
Yes, he earns money
No earning
No, earning but no freedom
Answer
No, earning but no freedom
Q9.Is your school ready? Who asked this question?
Saheb’s mother
Saheb’s friends
the author
Saheb
Answer
(iv) Saheb
Q10.Mukesh belonged to a family of
farmers
rag-pickers
bangle makers
motor mechanics
Answer
(iii) bangle makers
Q11.Mukesh wants to learn to become a motor mechanic by
finding a tutor
going to a garage to learn
by reading books
by joining a school
Answer
(ii) going to a garage to learn
Q12.Name the birthplace of the author.
U.S.A
California
Koch
Rourkela
Answer
Rourkela
Q13.One day, Saheb was seen by the author, watching some young men playing
cricket
tennis
hockey
soccer
Answer
(ii) tennis
Q14.Saheb hailed from which place?
Delhi
Seemapuri
Greenfields of Dhaka
None
Answer
Greenfields of Dhaka
Q15.The city of Firozabad is famous for what?
For casteism
For ragpickers
For poverty
For bangles
Answer
For bangles
Q16.The colony of ragpickers is situated in
the south of Delhi
Mongolpuri
Jehangirpuri
Seemapuri
Answer
(iv) Seemapuri
Q17.The rag pickers have no identity, but they have
permits
passports
ration cards
licenses
Answer
(i) permits
Q18.This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
Lost Spring – Stories of Stolen Childhood
Unveiling India
Breaking the Silence
The Song of India
Answer
Lost Spring – Stories of Stolen Childhood
Q19.What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?
Poor health
Impaired vision
Miserable life
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q20.What are the reasons for the migration of people from villages to city in the lesson?
Sweeping of houses and fields by storms
poverty
education and unemployment
safety
Answer
(i) Sweeping of houses and fields by storms
Q21.What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?
the stigma of poverty and caste
the affluence of the landlords
the behaviour of the factory owners
the labour laws
Answer
(i) the stigma of poverty and caste
Q22.What change did Anees Jung see in Saheb when she saw him standing by the gate of the neighbourhood club?
As if lost his freedom
Lost ownership
Lost joy
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q23.What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?
Cast and ancestral profession
Karam theory and society
Bureaucrats and politicians
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q24.What do the boys appear like to the author in the story?
Morning crows
Evening crows
Morning birds
Evening Birds
Answer
Morning birds
Q25.What does the author analyze in the story?
Rich people
garbage
Poor children and their exploitation
her works
Answer
(iii) Poor children and their exploitation
Q26.What does the title ‘Lost Spring’ symbolise?
lost blooming childhood
autumn season
lost money
lost age
Answer
(i) lost blooming childhood
Q27.What efforts can help Mukesh materialise his dream of becoming a car driver?
Hard work
Going to garage
Guidance of his owner
All these
Answer
All these
Q28.What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals?
Mothers don’t give
No interest
A tradition
All these
Answer
All these
Q29.What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker?
Hard work
Destiny
People around him
Acute poverty
Answer
Acute poverty
Q30.What forces the children to live a life of exploitation?
greed
Extreme Poverty
peers
parents
Answer
(ii) Extreme Poverty
Q31.What is Mukesh’s dream?
To be a doctor
To be a merchant
To be a rogue
To be a motor- mechanic
Answer
To be a motor- mechanic
Q32.What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring?
Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
garbage
Saheb and Mukesh
Spring Season
Answer
(i) Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
Q33.What is the function of glass blowing industry?
To make windows
To make doors
To mould glass
To mould glass and make colorful bangles
Answer
To mould glass and make colorful bangles
Q34.What is the meaning of Saheb -e- Alam?
Owner
Rich man
Poor man
Lord of the Universe
Answer
Lord of the Universe
Q35.What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
Work
Merchandising
Education
Ragpicking
Answer
Ragpicking
Q36.What is the metaphorical symbol of Seemapuri in the lesson?
poverty
exploitation
enjoyment
a little hell
Answer
(iv) a little hell
Q37.What makes the working conditions of the children worst in the glass industry?
Dark dingy cells without light and air
Dazzling and sparking of welding light
High temperature
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q38.What was Saheb looking for?
eggs
gold
coins
toys
Answer
(ii) gold
Q39.What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle-maker?
tailor
carpenter
plumber
Mason
Answer
(i) tailor
Q40.Where is Seemapuri?
In Noida
South Delhi
North Delhi
East Delhi
Answer
East Delhi
Q41.Where was Saheb employed?
At a tea stall in Seemapuri
At a saree shop
At a jewellery shop
At a sweet shop
Answer
At a tea stall in Seemapuri
Q42.Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman’s `suhag’?
bindi
sindoor
bangles
henna-dyed hands
Answer
(iii) bangles
Q43.Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
Parents
Society
Bureaucrats
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q44.Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
Bureaucrats
Merchants
Politicians
The glass blowing industry
Answer
The glass blowing industry
Q45.Who is Mukesh?
Student
Worker
Bangle maker
Ragpicker
Answer
Bangle maker
Q46.Who is the author of Lost Spring?
James Bond
Arundhati Roy
Sudha Murthy
Anees Jung
Answer
Anees Jung
Q47.Who was Saheb?
a shopkeeper
a servant
a ragpicker
all
Answer
(iii) a ragpicker
Q48.Why did Saheb -e- Alam not go to school?
Not interested
Had no money to pay fees
Wanted to go for movie
Wanted to earn money
Answer
(ii) Had no money to pay fees
Q49.Why did Saheb go through garbage dumps?
To find a silver coin
A rupee
A ten rupee note
All of these
Answer
All of these
Q50.Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
Because of lack of resources
Because of lack of enough food
Because of friends
Because of parents
Answer
Because of lack of enough food
Q51.Why did Saheb leave his house?
Because the storm swept away his house and field
To enjoy a life of leisure
To find friends
To go to college
Answer
Because the storm swept away his house and field
Q52.Why is the author calling garbage as ‘gold’ in the story?
Because of jewels in it
Because of gems in it
Because of gold in it
Because of its encashment value
Answer
Because of its encashment value
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