This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 2 Lost Spring – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 2 Lost Spring Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of the glass blowing industry as explained by Aashi during the art class? A) To mould glass and make colorful bangles. B) To mould glass. C) To make doors. D) To make windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mould glass and make colorful bangles. 2. Which one of these is NOT an ill-effect of working in the glassfurnaces with high temperatures for long hours? A) Heat stress disorders. B) Respiratory problems. C) Losing eyesight. D) Paralysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paralysis. 3. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Mukesh is different from others in Firozabad. Reason:He dares to dream. A) Both A & R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A & R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct, R is wrong. D) R is correct, A is wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A & R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A. 4. What is the name of the girl in drab pink dress? A) Lalita. B) Savita. C) BAvita. D) Kavita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Savita. 5. 'But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world'. This suggests that A) Promises made, live up to the expectations of people. B) There is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled. C) There is a scarcity of people promising things for betterment. D) People make a lot of promises which are often fulfilled . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled. 6. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it A) Metaphorically. B) Seriously. C) Humorously. D) Literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphorically. 7. He is content to dream of cars. Who is 'he' being talked about? A) Politician. B) Sahukar. C) Saheb. D) Mukesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mukesh. 8. Why did the children walk barefoot on the streets in the prose Lost Spring? A) Because they did not have any shop near their place to buy shoes. B) Because they use to lose them. C) Because they did not have the means to buy shoes. D) Because they did not like to wear shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they did not have the means to buy shoes. 9. Sahib belongs to A) Nepal. B) Calcutta. C) Bangladesh. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangladesh. 10. Firozabad is famous for ..... ? A) Oranges. B) Bangles. C) Scenic beauty. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangles. 11. Mukesh lived in a house A) Made of bricks and cement. B) Made of mud. C) Half built hut with thatched roof. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half built hut with thatched roof. 12. Who is the author of the lesson "Lost Spring" ? A) Saheb-e-Alam. B) Mukesh. C) Anees Jung. D) Savitha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anees Jung. 13. The frail looking woman in Mukesh 's house is his A) Mother. B) Sister-in-law. C) Aunt. D) Sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sister-in-law. 14. "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 seen here? A) Atheist. B) Fatalist. C) Religious. D) Superstitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatalist. 15. How much salary was Saheb paid? A) Rs. 10000. B) Rs. 800. C) Rs. 1000. D) Rs. 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs. 800. 16. Why did Saheb-e-Alam not go to school? A) Had no money to pay fees. B) Wanted to earn money. C) Not interested. D) Wanted to go for movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had no money to pay fees. 17. What is Firozabad famous for? A) Pottery. B) Bangle making. C) Handicrafts. D) Ragpicking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangle making. 18. Subtitle of Lost Spring A) Winter & Summer. B) Suffering of Saheb. C) Stories of Stolen Childhood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stories of Stolen Childhood. 19. What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise? A) Spring season. B) Lost age. C) Lost money. D) Lost blooming childhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost blooming childhood. 20. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. According to the author what was garbage for the children? A) Means of timepass. B) Means of entertainment. C) Means of playing. D) A wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wonder. 22. Their ability to dream and their initiatives have been killed by years of ..... A) Schooling. B) Money making. C) Mind numbing toil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mind numbing toil. 23. 'That's why they left, looking for gold in the big city.' Here 'gold' indicates A) Ample wealth. B) A sign of luxury. C) Means of survival. D) Misfortune of circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Means of survival. 24. Find the word which means "toil" A) A. slog. B) B. beam. C) C.furnaces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. slog. 25. Bangle industry flourishes in the town of A) Farukhabad. B) Ferozgarh. C) Ferozepur. D) Firozabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Firozabad. 26. What is the probable reason for children like Rahul remaining barefoot? A) A tradition to remain barefoot. B) Lack of money. C) Physical illness. D) Perpetual state of poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perpetual state of poverty. 27. Find out the poetic device in the phrase, "Scrounging for gold" . A) Irony. B) Transferred epithet. C) Hyperbole. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 28. Children become partners in survival means A) They also start earning at very young age. B) They receive education and earn big money. C) They choose to right to earn legally. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They also start earning at very young age. 29. The author advised Saheb to go to A) Playground. B) Club. C) College. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School. 30. Important Character of Part 1 of the story "lost Spring" A) Mohan. B) Mukesh. C) Saheb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saheb. 31. Rahul hailed from which place? A) Delhi. B) Seemapuri. C) Greenfields of Dhaka. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenfields of Dhaka. 32. According to Mukesh's grandmother, what is his father's destiny or Karam in the prose Lost Spring? A) The profession of being a social helper. B) The profession of being a doctor. C) The profession of making glass furnitures. D) The profession of making bangles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The profession of making bangles. 33. For Aditi, food is more important than A) Home. B) Identity. C) Clothes. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity. 34. Which one is the side effects of working in Bangle Making? A) Ricketus. B) Blindness. C) Scurvy. D) Malnutrition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blindness. 35. The meaning of Sahib-e-Alam means A) God of the kingdom. B) Officer Incharge. C) Lord of the universe. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord of the universe. 36. Pitch their tents A) Set up their tents for a long time. B) Set up their tents for a short time. C) Set up their tents forever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set up their tents for a short time. 37. "Is your school ready" , Sahib asks the writer. Why did Anees Jung feel embarrassed at this question? A) She suggested Saheb to get admitted in a school earlier. B) She has assured Saheb to get him admitted in a school earlier. C) Anees Jung was the Principal of a School herself. D) Anees Jung's school was closed since long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has assured Saheb to get him admitted in a school earlier. 38. Mukesh's attitude to life is different from that of Saheb A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. 'Seemapuri, a place in the periphery of Delhi, yet miles away of it ' this sentence is stated by the author A) Literally. B) Symbollically. C) Mockingly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbollically. 40. Saheb hailed from which place? A) Delhi. B) Seemapuri. C) Greenfields of Dhaka. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenfields of Dhaka. 41. Who will be hauled up by the police if they try to get organized? A) The old citizens. B) Mukesh's family. C) The owners of the factories. D) The group of young men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The group of young men. 42. What is implied through the line, "Can a god-given lineage ever be broken?" A) God is impartial to all. B) They have accepted this work as the will of the God and hence their destiny. C) They can't challenge God. D) Traditions are meant to be preserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have accepted this work as the will of the God and hence their destiny. 43. What do the parents expect from their children to bring from the garbage dumps? A) Items valuable for them. B) Silver coins. C) Left over food. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Items valuable for them. 44. What was Saheb looking for? A) Coins. B) Gold. C) Eggs. D) Toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold. 45. Which explanation is generally offered for not wearing chappals/shoes by boys like Saheb? A) It is not comfortable. B) It is too expensive. C) It is a tradition. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a tradition. 46. What does scrounging mean? A) Obtaining something through force. B) Looking for Something. C) Seek / Obtain through the generosity of others or by stealth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seek / Obtain through the generosity of others or by stealth. 47. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Many children in India go barefoot. Reason:It is a tradition to stay barefoot A) Both A & R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A & R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct, R is wrong. D) R is correct, A is wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is correct, R is wrong. 48. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Saheb-e-alam's world is bleak. Reason:No crop is grown in Seemapuri. It is a wilderness. A) Both A & R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A & R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct, R is wrong. D) Neither A nor R is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is correct, R is wrong. 49. Find out the poetic device in the sentence, " For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival." A) Irony. B) Transferred epithet. C) Paradox. D) Contrast/Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast/Antithesis. 50. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Children are forced into child labour in Firozabad Reason:It is illegal for children to work in glass bangle industry A) Both A & R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A & R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is correct, R is wrong. D) Neither A nor R is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A & R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A. 51. WHAT WAS SAHEB'S PROFESSION? A) THE BANGLE MAKER. B) COOK. C) RAG PICKER. D) DRIVER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RAG PICKER. 52. Who is the Author of the chapter Lost Spring? A) William Douglass. B) Kamaladas. C) Anees Jung. D) Jack Finney. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anees Jung. 53. According to the author what was garbage for the parents? A) Means of entertainment. B) Means of sorrow. C) Means of joy. D) Means of survival. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Means of survival. 54. Author of "Lost Spring" A) Khushwant Singh. B) M.K.Gandhi. C) William Douglas. D) Anees Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anees Jung. 55. Which of the following parts of India has been a habitat for the rag pickers? A) Firozabad. B) Delhi. C) Seemapuri. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seemapuri. 56. Saheb & his family came from- A) Sri Lanka. B) Nepal. C) Bhutan. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bangladesh. 57. To become a motor mechanic, Mukesh is determined to reach the garage situated far away by A) Walking. B) Taking lift from someone. C) Cycling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking. 58. Who is the author of Lost Spring? A) Anees Jung. B) Willliam Douglas. C) Selma Lageriof. D) Louis Fischer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anees Jung. 59. What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot? A) A. lack of money. B) B. tradition. C) C. perpetual state of poverty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. perpetual state of poverty. 60. What does lost spring refer to in the title? A) Bad climate of Seemapuri. B) Loss of spring season. C) Lost childhood. D) Lost lives during spring. 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