Lost Spring MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo

Welcome to your Lost Spring MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo

Q1. Mukesh wants to learn to become a motor mechanic by

a. Finding a tutor

b. Going to a garage to learn

c. By reading books

d. By joining a school

Q2. What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?

a. The stigma of poverty and caste

b. The affluence of the landlords

C. The behaviour of the factory owner

D. The labour laws

Q3. "One wonders if he has achieved what many have failed to achieve In their lifetime. He has a roof over his head", these lines were said in the reference to the condition of-

A. The elderly woman's old husband

B. Mukesh's father

C. The bangle factory owner

D. Mukesh's elder brother

Q4. Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman Suhag?

A. Bindi

B. Sindoor

C. Bangle

D. Henna- dyed hands

Q5. Sunny - gold , paddy green , royal blue , pink ,every colour born out of the seven colours of the rainbow. What is this a reference to?

A. Clothes

B. Birds

C. Bangle

D. Bindis

Q6. What was the profession of Mukesh's father before he became a Bangle maker?

A. Tailor

B. Carpenter

C. Plumber

D. Mason

Q7. The frail woman in Mukesh house is his

A. Mother

B. Elder's brother wife

C. Wife

D. Neice

Q8. If laws were to be enforced , it would bring about change And relief in the lives of about

A. Ten thousand children

B. 20 thousand children

C. A hundred children

D. A thousand children

Q9. The ragpickers have no identity but they have

A. Permits

B. Passports

C. Ration card

D. License

Q10. According to the author what was garbage for the children?

a Means of entertainment

b. Means of time pass

c Means of playing

d. A wonder

Q11. Who was Saheb?

a. A shopkeeper

b. A servant

c. A ragpicker

d. All of these

Q12. 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

Q13. What is the meaning of Saheb-e-Alam?

a Owner

b. Rich man

c Poor man

d. Lord of the Universe

Q14. Why did Saheb-e-Alam not go to school?

a. Not interested

b Had no money to pay fees

c Wanted to go for movie

d Wanted to earn money

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. Where was Saheb employed?

a At a tea stall in Seemapuri

b. Ata saree shop

c. At a jewellery shop

d. At a sweet shop

Q17. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?

a. Yes

b. Yes, he earns money

c No earning

d. No earning but no freedom

Q18. 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 value

Q19. What does the tea stall owner pay Saheb?

a 500/

b 800/-

c 800 and a meal

d 1000/-

Q20. How does Saheb earn his living?

a By working in a factory

b. By picking rags

c By working in a tea stall

d. Both b. and

Q21. Saheb hailed from which place?

a Delhi

b Seemapuri

C. Greenfields of Dhaka

d. None of the above

Q22. What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker?

a. Hard work

b. Destiny

c. People around him

d Acute poverty

Q23. Where is Seemapuri?

a In Noida

b. South Dethi.

c North Delhi

d. East Delhi

Q24. 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

Q 25. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?

a A pair of shoes

b. Some utility item

c. Some silver coin or currency note

d. None of the above

Q26. Why did Saheb leave his home, set amidst the green fields of Dhaka?

a Storms swept away their homes and fields.

b. He wanted to see the outward places.

c. He had many relatives in Delhi

d. None of the above

Q27. The tea canister seems heavier than rag bag to Saheb. Why?

a. The weight of the canister is too much.

b. It has deprived him of his freedom

c. It is made of heavy metal.

d. None of the above

Q28. What does the reference to chappals tell us about the economic condition of the ragpickers?

a They have improved their ecomomic condition.

b. They are still very poor

c. They can buy chappals.

d. None of the above

Q 29. What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?

a. Work

b. Merchandising

c. Education

d. Ragpicking

Q 30. What is the metaphorical symbol of Seemapuri in the lesson?

a. Poverty

b. Exploitation

c. Enjoyment

d. A little hell

Q31. What change did Anees Jung see in Saheb when she saw him standing by the gate of the neighbourhood club?

a. As if lost his freedom

b. Lost ownership

c. Lost joy

d. All of the above

Q32. Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?

a. Parents

b. Society

c. Bureaucrats

d. All of these

Q33. 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 of the above

Q34. What are the hazards of working in the glass bangle…

a. poor health

b. Impaired vision

c. Miserable life

d. All of the above

Q35. Who employs the local families of Firozabad?

A bureaucrats

b. Merchants

c Politicians

d. The glass blowing industry

Q36. What is the Runction of glass blowing industry?

A To make windows

b. To make doors

c. To mould glass

d. To mould glass and make colorful bangles

Q37. What makes the working conditions of the children worst du the glass industry?

a. Dark dingy cells without light and air

b. Dazzling and sparking of welding light

c. High temperature

d. All of the above

038. What excuse do the ragpickers give for not wearing chappals

a. Mothers don't give

b No interest

c A tradition

d. All of these

Q39. Who is Mukesh?

A Student

b Worker

c Bangle maker

d Ragokker

Q40. What are the reasons for the migration of people from villages to city in the lesson?

a sweeping of houses and Melds by storms

b. No money

c Education and unemployment

d Safety

Q41. What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?

a Cast and ancestral profession

b Karam theory and society

c Bureaucrats and politicians

d. All of the above

Q42. The city of Firozabad is famous for what?

a. For casteism

b For rappichers

c. For poverty

d. For bangles

Q 43. In what way is working in glass bangle industry hazardous?

a loss of sight

b.Loss of appetite

c Affects the lungs

d Loss of hearing ability

Q44. What instances in the Lost Spring'reveal that infrastructurally Firozabad is a neglected city?

a. There are no school buildings.

b. No restaurants are seen.

c. Garbage strewn here and there with dilapidated working and living conditions.

d. None of the above

Q45. What has Mukesh's father achieved in life despite years of hard bock-breaking labour?

a. He has renovated his old house.

b. He has educated his children.

c. He leads a hand to mouth existence in a shack with his family of two elderly parents

d. None of the above

Q46. Firozabad is the centre of which industry?

a. Cotton industry

b. Furniture industry

c. Textile industry

d Glassblowing industry

Q47. 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

Q48. 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

Q49. How is Mukesh different from his peers?

a. He goes to school

b. He is a good singer.

c. He earns lot of money.

d. Unlike his peers he has a dream to do something different.

Q50. Why do bangle makers lack initiative and an ability to dream?

a. Their parents don't encourage them.

b. They like the business of bangle- -making

c. They lack resources to change their Une of business,

d. The lack education and acute poverty has sucked away people's energy to dream for something new.

Q51. What does the author analyse in the story?

a Rich people

b. Garbage

c Poor children and their exploitation

d. Her works

Q52. 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

Q 53. What forces the children to live a life of exploitation?

a. Greed

b. Extreme Poverty

C. Peers

d. Parents

Q54. Why are the people of Firozabad averse to the cooperative movement?

a. There is no unity among them.

b. They are scared of police and the middlemen.

c. They have no desire to form a cooperative.

d. None of the above

Q55. What explanation does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

a. Children are poor and can't afford.

b. Due to their family tradition.

c. It is easy for them to walk barefoot.

d. Their religious constraints.

Q 56. What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise?

a. Lost blooming childhood

b. Autumn season

c. Lost money

d. Lost age

Q57. Who is the author of 'Lost Spring'?

a. James Bond

b. Arundhati Roy

c. Sudha Murthy

d. Anees Jung

Q58. Name the birthplace of the author.

a. U.S.A.

b. California

c. Koch

d. Rourkela

Q59. 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

60. What did the man from Udupi pray for, when he was Young?

A. A pair of trousers

B. A pair of shoes

C. A few friends

D. An opportunity to study in school

61. One explaination which the author get about children choosing To remain barefoot is

A. They have no money

B. Traditions

C. No matching pairs

D. Like to wear only chappals

62. Is your school ready ? Who asked this question?

A. Saheb's mother

B. Saheb's friends

C. The author

D. Saheb

63. Saheb's home, before Delhi , was in

A. Bengal

B. Orrisa

C. Dhaka

D. Bihar

64. Why did Saheb and his family come to India leaving Bangladesh?

A. They liked India

B. They were expelled from there

C. Because of communal violence there

D. Because storms destroyed their homes and fields

65. What does 'scrounging' means?

A. Looking for

B. Searching for

C. Rubbish

D. Both a and b

66. Saheb's full name means " the lord of universe " but he leads a life of ___?

A. Wealth and power

B. Opulence

C. Prosperity

D. Poverty and misery

67. Who appeared like ' morning birds' ?

A. Writer and her friends

B. Saheb's parents

C. Saheb and his friends

D. Group of ladies

68. Who are called "army of bare of barefoots"?

A. Saheb and his friends

B. Writer and her friends

C. Saheb's parents

D. Group of ladies

Q69. One day, Saheb was seen by the author , watching some Young men playing

A. Cricket

B. Tennis

C. Hockey

D. Soccer