CBSE Class 12 English Lost Spring MCQs Set B

Question. Saheb’s discarded and worn-out tennis shoes are an indication
(a) To procure different ones
(b) A dream comes true
(c) His being ambitious
(d) And insults to sports itself

Answer : B

Question. Why did bangle makers not organize themselves into a cooperative?
(a) They had no leaders
(b) Dare was not a part of their growing up.
(c) They feared that police would beat them.
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question. 'Sahib-e-Alam which means the Lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.' which device is used here?
(a) Metaphor
(b) contrast
(c) simile
(d) irony

Answer : D

Question. What two distinct worlds does the author see in the lives of the bangle makers?
(a) Policemen – bureaucrats
(b) Sahukaras – policemen
(c) Middlemen – poor people
(d) Poor people – influential people

Answer : D

Question. Saheb’s full name was
(a) Mughal-e-Azam
(b) Saheb-e-Alam
(c) Shahenshah-e-Alam
(d) Shah Jahan

Answer : B

Question. The author advised Saheb to go to
(a) school
(b) college
(c) club
(d) playground

Answer : A

Question. Why did Saheb and his family move to Delhi?
(a) because storms had swept away their fields and homes
(b) their village was flooded
(c) there were landslides
(d) there was a deadly epidemic in the village

Answer : A

Question. Saheb’s profession was that of a
(a) cook
(b) rag-picker
(c) bangle seller
(d) driver

Answer : B

Question. Who was Saheb?
(a) A shopkeeper
(b) A servant
(c) A ragpicker
(d) All of the options

Answer : C

Question. 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

Answer : D

Question. 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

Answer : A

Question. 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

Answer : A

Question. Savita, a young girl is seen by the author,
(a) stitching clothes
(b) washing clothes
(c) soldering pieces of glass
(d) embroidering a sheet

Answer : C

Question. ‘Can a god-given lineage ever be broken?’ These words were spoken by
(a) Mukesh
(b) Mukesh’s grandfather
(c) Mukesh’s grandmother
(d) the author

Answer : C

Question. Why did ragpickers stay barefoot according to Anees Jung?
(a) Because of perpetual state of poverty
(b) Because of the nexus between politicians, bureaucrats, policeman
(c) It was tradition for them to stay barefoot
(d) It was easy for them to do rag picking when they are barefoot

Answer : A

Question. 'The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.'
Identify the literary device used in the sentence.
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Contrast
(d) Paradox

Answer : C

Question. Name the birthplace of the author.
(a) U.S.A
(b) California
(c) Koch
(d) Rourkela

Answer : D

Question. 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

Answer : D

Question. What is the meaning of Saheb -e- Alam?
(a) Owner
(b) Rich man
(c) Poor man
(d) Lord of the Universe

Answer : D

Question. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
(a) Yes
(b) Yes, he earns money
(c) No earning
(d) No, earning but no freedom

Answer : D

Question. Name the forces responsible for poor condition of bangle makers.
(a) Caste and poverty
(b) Vicious circle of sahukaras middlemen, policeman, bureaucrats and politician
(c) No zeal to initiate
(d) Both a and b

Answer : D

Question. It is karam, his destiny'’ says Mukesh’s grandmother who has watched her own husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. What character trait of the grandmother is shown?
(a) Religious
(b) Atheist
(c) Superstitious
(d) Fatalist

Answer : D

Question. The author visited the town and temple of Udipi after
(a) ten years
(b) five years
(c) thirty years
(d) fifteen years

Answer : C

Question. The man from Udipi was the son of a/an
(a) doctor
(b) teacher
(c) priest
(d) engineer

Answer : C

True False Questions

Question. ‘Garbage to them is gold.’ The literary device that is used here is hyperbole.
Answer : True

Question. Saheb and his friends loved to remain barefoot.
Answer : False

Question. Sahukar, police and politicians working under a nexus to help the poor bangle makers.
Answer : False

Question. The author is cheered to see the determination of Mukesh to be a car driver.
Answer : True

Question. Saheb is no longer his own master. The work in the tea shop has taken away his carefree look.
Answer : True

Extract Based Questions

A. Read the extract given below and choose the correct option.
My acquaintance with the barefoot rag pickers leads me to Seemapuri, a place on periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. Those who live here are squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Saheb’s family is among them. Seemapuri was then a wilderness. It still is, but it is no longer empty. In structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water, live 10,000 rag pickers.

(i) Who was the acquaintance talked about in the above lines?
(a) Mukesh
(b) Saheb
(c) The narrators gardener’s son
(d) Children of Seemapuri

Answer : B

(ii) Why is Seemapuri miles away from Delhi?
(a) It is a home to illegal immigrants.
(b) It is a home to poverty stricken families.
(c) It lacks even the basic facilities.
(d) It is in the outskirts of Delhi.

Answer : C

(iii) As per the author, residents of Seemapuri lack
(a) occupation
(b) humanity
(c) proper sanitation
(d) values

Answer : C

(iv) Seemapuri is a home of ………… .
(a) poor people of India
(b) rag pickers
(c) refugees from Bangladesh
(d) All of these

Answer : C
 

B. Read the extract given below and choose the correct option.
'Why aren’t you wearing chappals?' I ask one.
'My mother did not bring them down from the shelf,' he answers simply.
'Even if she did he will throw them off,' adds another who is wearing shoes that do not match. When I comment on it, he shuffles his feet and says nothing. 'I want shoes', says a third boy who has never owned a pair all his life. Travelling across the country I have seen children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot, is one explanation. I wonder if this is only an excuse to explain away a perpetual state of poverty.

(i) Why was the one, being asked, not wearing chappals?
(a) Because he had none
(b) Because one of them was broken
(C) Because his father had asked him not to ‘ wear
(d) Because his mother did not bring them down from the self

Answer : D

(ii) What does the boy do when the narrator comments on unmatching shoes?
(a) He changes his shoes
(b) He hides behind the other boys
(c) He shuffles his shoes without responding
(d) He rebukes the narrator and mocks her dress

Answer : C

(iii) What is an excuse to explain away a perpetual state of poverty?
(a) Walking barefoot
(b) To term ‘walking barefoot’ a tradition
(c) To reuse the ‘worn out shoes’
(d) Not to bring chappals out of shelf

Answer : B

(iv) The word ’perpetual’ used in the extract means……….
(a) constant
(b) ceasing
(c) transient
(d) ephemeral

Answer : A