- these mcqs are important because these questions cover a wide topic of the chapter
- mcqs are easy to understand
- mcqs break the topic in some topic so they are easy to learn
- they give a short revision at the time of class 12 English Flamingo exam
Q1- Who is the author of Lost Spring?
A) James Bond
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Sudha Murthy
D) Anees Jung
Q2- This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
A) Lost Spring - Stories of stolen childhood
B) Unveiling India
C) Breaking the Silence
D) The Song of India
Q3- What does the author analyze in the story?
A)Rich people
B) garbage
C) Poor children and their exploitation
D) her works
Q4- What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring?
A) Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
B) garbage
C) Saheb and Mukesh
D) Spring Season
Q5- What forces the children to live a life of exploitation?
A) greed
B) Extreme Poverty
C) peers
D) parents
Q6- According to the author, what was garbage for the parents?
A) Means of entertainment
B) means of joy
C) Means of sorrow
D) Means of survival
Q7- According to the author, what was garbage for the children ?
A) Means of entertainment
B) Means of timepass
C) Means of playing
D) a wonder
Q8- Who was Saheb?
A) a shopkeeper
B) a servant
C) a ragpicker
D) all
Q9- What was Saheb looking for?
A) eggs
B)gold
C)coins
D) toys
Q10- Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
A) yes
B) yes, he earns money
C) no earning
D) no, earning but no freedom
Q11- Why did Saheb E Alam not go to school?
A) not interested
B) no bucks to pay fees
C) wants to go for movie
D) wants to earn
Q12- What is the meaning of Saheb E Alam?
A) Owner
B) Rich man
C) Poor man
D) Lord of the Universe
Q13- Where was Saheb employed?
A) at a tea stall in Seemapuri
B) at a saree shop
C) at a jewellery shop
D) at a sweet shop
Q14- Why is the author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story?
A) Because of jewels in it
B) Because of gems in it
C) because of gold in it
D) Because of its encashment
Q15- What do the boys appear like to the author in the story?
A) Morning crows
B) Evening crows
C) Morning birds
D) Evening Birds
Q16- Name the birthplace of the author.
A) U.S.A
B) California
C) Kochi
D) Rourkela
Q17- What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise?
A) lost blooming childhood
B) autumn season
C) lost money
D) lost age
Q18- Saheb hailed from which place?
A) Delhi
B) Seemapuri
C) Greenfields of Dhaka
D) None
Q19- Why did Saheb go through garbage dumps?
A) to find silver coin
B) a rupee
C) a ten rupee note
D) all these
Q20- Why did Saheb leave his house?
A) Because storm swept away his house and field
B) to enjoy a life of leisure
C) to find friends
D) to go to college
Q21- What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker?
A) hard work
B) Destiny
C) People around him
D) Acute poverty
Q22- Where is Seemapuri?
A) In Noida
B) South Delhi
C) North Delhi
D) East Delhi
Q23- Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
A) Because of lack of resources
B) Because of lack of enough food
C) Because of friends
D) Because of parents
Q24- Who is responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
A) Parents
B) Society
C) Bureaucrats
D) All
Q25- What efforts can help Mukesh materialise his dream of becoming a car driver?
A) Hard work
B) going to garage
C) guidance of his owner
D) all these
Q26- What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?
A) Poor health
B) impaired vision
C) miserable life
D) All of these
Q27- Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
A) Bureaucrats
B) Merchants
C) Politicians
D) The glass blowing industry
Q28- What is the function of the glass blowing industry?
A) to make windows
B) to make doors
C) to mould glass
D) to mould glass and make colorful bangles
Q29- What makes the working conditions of the children worst in the glass industry?
A) Dark dingy cells without light and air
B) dazzling and sparking of welding light
C) high temperature
D) All these
Q30- What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals?
A) mothers don't give
B) no interest
C) a tradition
D) All these
31- Who is Mukesh?
A) student
B) worker
C) ragpicker
D) ragpicker
Q32- What are the reasons for the migration of people from villages to the city in the lesson?
A) Sweeping of houses and fields by storms
B) poverty
C) education and unemployment
D) safety
Q33- What compels the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?
A) cast and ancestral profession
B) Karam theory and society
C) Bureaucrats and politicians
D) All these
Q34- The city of Firozabad is famous for what?
A) For casteism
B) For ragpickers
C) for poverty
D) for bangles
Q35- Firozabad is the centre of which industry?
A) cotton industry
B) furniture industry
C) textile industry
D) glassblowing industry
Q36-How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family?
A) being daring, firm and clear
B) being a fighter
C) being a coward
D) not clear
Q37- What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
A) work
B) merchandising
C) education
D) ragpicking
Q38- What is the metaphorical symbol of Seemapuri in the lesson?
A) poverty
B) exploitation
C) enjoyment
D) a little hell
Q39- What is Mukesh's dream?
A) to be a doctor
B) to be a merchant
C) to be a rogue
D) to be a motor- mechanic
Q40- What change did Anees Jung see in Saheb when she saw him standing by the gate of the neighbourhood club?
A) as if lost freedom
B) lost ownership
C) lost joy
D) all these
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