This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 2 Lost Spring – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 2 Lost Spring Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do you do this? this question was asked by the author to whom. A) MUKESH. B) SAHEB. C) THE BANGLE SELLER. D) SAHEB'S MOTHER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SAHEB. 2. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because storm swept away his house and field. 3. "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 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The elderly woman's old husband. 4. What two distinct worlds does the author see in the lives of the bangle makers? A) Sahukars-policemen. B) Policemen-bureaucrats. C) Middlemen-poor people. D) Poor people-influential people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poor people-influential people. 5. Squatters who came from Bangladesh in ..... A) A.1970. B) B.1972. C) C.1971. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C.1971. 6. What is the explanation offered by the young men for not organising themselves into a cooperative? A) They don't have money. B) They don't have time. C) Their fathers oppose it. D) Even if they get organized, they will be dragged to jails for no reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even if they get organized, they will be dragged to jails for no reason. 7. For others rag picking was means for survival, but not for Saheb and other children. What did these children call scrounging through garbage A) Looking for 'Diamond'. B) Looking for 'Gold'. C) Looking for 'Silver'. D) Looking for 'Reward'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking for 'Gold'. 8. Why did Dhruv 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because storm swept away his house and field. 9. How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family? A) Being daring, firm and clear. B) Being a fighter. C) Being law breaker. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being daring, firm and clear. 10. In which year did Ishika's family migrate from Bangladesh to India? A) 1978. B) 1977. C) 1965. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1971. 11. What according to the rag pickers is garbage? A) Gift. B) Gold. C) Silver. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold. 12. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Rag-picking in Seemapuri has acquired the proportion of a fine art. Reason:A course in rag-picking has been offered by an NGO named 'BachpanSambhalo' 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. 13. "The goddess had granted his prayer." Which prayer is referred to in this line? A) Prayer of owning a tea shop. B) Prayer of driving a car. C) Prayer of not losing his shoes after getting them. D) Prayer of being a tennis player. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prayer of not losing his shoes after getting them. 14. Saheb was eager to go to school as ..... A) He carried school bag. B) He asked about opening of her school many times. C) He used to wear school uniform. D) He read books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked about opening of her school many times. 15. What is the function of glass blowing industry? 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. 16. What's the meaning of Saheb-e-Alam? A) Lord of Flowers. B) Lord of the Universe. C) Lord of the City. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord of the Universe. 17. What forced Aarav to be a ragpicker? A) People around him. B) Acute poverty. C) Destiny. D) Hard work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acute poverty. 18. According to this story Saheb lives in- A) Seemapuri. B) Firozpur. C) Dhaka. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seemapuri. 19. What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry? A) Miserable life. B) Impaired vision. C) Poor health. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. The man from Udipi was the son of an A) Priest. B) Doctor. C) Teacher. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priest. 21. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below:Assertion:Mukesh does not dream of flying an airplane. Reason:He has not seen many airplanes flying over Firozabad. 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. 22. Tara's ability to dream and her 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. Which of the following is not true about Saheb A) He lives in Firozabad, UP. B) He is a poor, barefoot rag picker. C) His family has migrated from Dhaka. D) His name means ' Lord of the Universe'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He lives in Firozabad, UP. 24. Find out the poetic device in the sentence, " And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art." A) Contrast. B) Sarcasm. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm. 25. How many ragpickers did the narrator say lived in Seemapuri according to the prose Lost Spring? A) 20, 000. B) 15, 000. C) 25, 000. D) 10, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10, 000. 26. For the rag pickers, food is more important than A) Shoes. B) Identity. C) Clothes. D) Shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity. 27. "But the game he is watching sointently is out of his reach." Which game is referred to in this line? A) Badminton. B) Golf. C) Tennis. D) Cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tennis. 28. Aarav is analyzing a line from a poem for his literature class: "Drowned in an air of desolation." What poetic device is being used in this line? A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 29. Udipi is a town in A) Karnataka. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Tamilnadu. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karnataka. 30. What does the boy do when the narrator comments on un-matching shoes? A) He shuffles his shoes without responding. B) He rebukes the narrator. C) He hides behind the other boys. D) He changes his shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He shuffles his shoes without responding. 31. Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman's 'suhag'? A) Bindi. B) Sindoor. C) Bangles. D) Henna-dyed hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangles. 32. 'She has not enjoyed a full meal in her entire lifetime'. Who is 'she' in the given sentence? A) The elderly woman sitting close to Savita. B) Mukesh's sister-in-law. C) Mukesh's mother. D) Mukesh's grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The elderly woman sitting close to Savita. 33. Who says this: "I have nothing else to do" ? A) Saheb. B) Savita. C) Mukesh. D) Anees Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saheb. 34. How is the name of the poor ragpicker, Saheb-e-Alam ironic in nature? A) It means the lord of cleanliness. B) It means the lord of universe. C) It means rich and prosperous. D) It means king of kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means the lord of universe. 35. What do the parents expect from Shaan and Rohan to bring from the garbage dumps? A) Items valuable for them. B) Silver coins. C) Money. D) Left over food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Items valuable for them. 36. Why did Saheb and his friends not wear slippers A) Because of the grinding poverty. B) Because they did not like slippers. C) Because of the tradition they followed. D) Because they were children of priests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the grinding poverty. 37. SAHEB'S HOME BEFORE DELHI WAS IN ..... A) SEEMAPURI. B) BENGAL. C) FIROZABAD. D) DHAKA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DHAKA. 38. Find out the poetic device in the sentence, "Drowned in an air of desolation." A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 39. Find the word which means "dark and dirty" A) A. beam. B) B. dingy. C) C. slog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. dingy. 40. Mukesh belonged to the family of A) Pot makers. B) Bangle makers. C) Motor mechanics. D) Tailor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangle makers. 41. Where did Saheb originally belong to? A) India. B) Pakistan. C) Bangladesh. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangladesh. 42. Why is author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story? A) Because of jewels in it. B) Because of gold in it. C) Because of its encashment. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of its encashment. 43. When did people living in Seemapuri come from Bangladesh? A) 1971. B) 1970. C) 1947. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1971. 44. Saheb-e-Alam is a A) Carpenter. B) Potter. C) Bangle maker. D) Rag picker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rag picker. 45. According to the rag pickers what do they think is considered garbage? A) Gift. B) Diamond. C) Gold. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold. 46. 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 owners. D) ) the labour laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stigma of poverty and caste. 47. Shuffles his feet A) Moves his feet in an awkward or embarrassed manner. B) Virtually; symbolically as opposite to literally. C) The state of a place that is ruined or destroyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moves his feet in an awkward or embarrassed manner. 48. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? A) No, earning but no freedom. B) Yes. C) No earning. D) Yes, he earns money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, earning but no freedom. 49. Where did Saheb-e-Alam and his family migrate from? A) Myanmar. B) Bhutan. C) Dhaka. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhaka. 50. Myra's ability to dream and her 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. 51. Who encounters Saheb every morning? A) The motor mechanic. B) Mukesh. C) The rag picker. D) Anees Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anees Jung. 52. Garbage to them is gold means ..... A) They found gold in garbage. B) They purchased gold by selling it. C) They worked for goldsmith. D) It was proving them their daily bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was proving them their daily bread. 53. Which promise is referred to in this line, "embarrassedat having made a promise that was not meant" ? A) Promise of building a school. B) Promise of meeting Saheb's parents. C) Promise of meeting Saheb. D) Promise of giving shoes to Saheb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promise of building a school. 54. What was the profession of Mukesh's father before he became a bangle-maker? A) Carpenter. B) Tailor. C) Mason. D) Plumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tailor. 55. Why did saheb's family leave their native place? A) For enjoyment to see India. B) To save themselves from enemy. C) Storms swept away their homes and fields. D) To find out the gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storms swept away their homes and fields. 56. Aashi and her friends have started helping their families by working part-time jobs. This means they are becoming partners in survival. 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. 57. Saheb's full name was A) Shahenshah-e-Alam. B) Saheb-e-Alam. C) Mughal-e-Azam. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saheb-e-Alam. 58. Saheb's family has lived in Delhi for more than ..... years? A) 25. B) 30. C) 10. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 59. When the narrator asks Sahib why he doesn't wear slippers, he mentions A) His mother didn't take them off the shelf. B) Tradition to stay without slippers. C) He is not habitual of wearing. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 60. Saheb's family resides in ..... in Delhi? A) Saakar pur. B) Sitapuri. C) Seemapuri. D) Salem pur. 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