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1. Who is the author of Lost Spring?
James Bond
Arundhati Roy
Sudha Murthy
Anees Jung
2. This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
Lost Spring - Stories of Stolen Childhood
Unveiling India
Breaking the Silence
The Song of India
3. What does the author analyze in the story?
Rich people
Garbage
Poor children and their exploitation
Her works
4. What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring?
Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
Garbage
Saheb and Mukesh
Spring Season
5. What forces the children to live a life of exploitation?
Greed
Extreme Poverty
Peers
Parents
6. According to the author what was garbage for the parents?
Means of entertainment
Means of joy
Means of sorrow
Means of survival
7. According to the author what was garbage for the children ?
Means of entertainment
Means of timepass
Means of playing
A wonder
8. Who was Saheb?
A shopkeeper
A servant
A ragpicker
All
9. What was Saheb looking for?
Eggs
Gold
Coins
Toys
10. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
Yes
Yes, he earns money
No earning
No, earning but no freedom
11. Why did Saheb -e- Alam not go to school?
Not interested
Had no money to pay fees
Wanted to go for movie
Wanted to earn money
12. What is the meaning of Saheb -e- Alam?
Owner
Rich man
Poor man
Lord of the Universe
13. Where was Saheb employed?
At a tea stall in Seemapuri
At a saree shop
At a jewellery shop
At a sweet shop
14. Why is the author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story?
Because of jewels in it
Because of gems in it
Because of gems in it
Because of its encashment value
15. What do the boys appear like to the author in the story?
Morning crows
Evening crows
Morning birds
Evening Birds
16. Name the birthplace of the author.
U.S.A
California
Koch
Rourkela
17. What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise?
Lost blooming childhood
Autumn season
Lost money
Lost age
18. Saheb hailed from which place?
Delhi
Seemapuri
Greenfields of Dhaka
None
19. Why did Saheb go through garbage dumps?
To find a silver coin
A rupee
A ten rupee note
All of these
20. Why did Saheb leave his house?
Because the storm swept away his house and field
To enjoy a life of leisure
To find friends
To go to college
21. What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker?
Hard work
Destiny
People around him
Acute poverty
22. Where is Seemapuri?
In Noida
South Delhi
South Delhi
East Delhi
23. Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
Because of lack of resources
Because of lack of enough food
Because of friends
Because of parents
24. Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
Parents
Society
Bureaucrats
All of these
25. What efforts can help Mukesh materialise his dream of becoming a car driver?
Hard work
Going to garage
Guidance of his owner
All these
26. What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?
Poor health
Impaired vision
Miserable life
All of these
27. Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
Bureaucrats
Merchants
Politicians
The glass blowing industry
28. What is the function of glass blowing industry?
To make windows
To make doors
To mould glass
To mould glass and make colorful bangles
29. What makes the working conditions of the children worst in the glass industry?
Dark dingy cells without light and air
Dazzling and sparking of welding light
High temperature
All of these
30. What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals?
Mothers don't give
No interest
A tradition
All these
31. Who is Mukesh?
Student
Worker
Bangle maker
Ragpicker
32. What are the reasons for the migration of people from villages to city in the lesson?
Sweeping of houses and fields by storms
No money
Education and unemployment
Safety
33. What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?
Cast and ancestral profession
Karam theory and society
Bureaucrats and politicians
All of these
34. The city of Firozabad is famous for what?
For casteism
For ragpickers
For poverty
For bangles
35. Firozabad is the centre of which industry?
Cotton industry
Furniture industry
Textile industry
Glassblowing industry
36. How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family?
Being daring, firm and clear
Being a fighter
Being a coward
Not clear
37. What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
Work
Merchandising
Education
Ragpicking
38. What is the metaphorical symbol of Seemapuri in the lesson?
Poverty
Exploitation
Enjoyment
A little hell
39. What is Mukesh's dream?
To be a doctor
To be a merchant
To be a rogue
To be a motor- mechanic
40. What change did Anees Jung see in Saheb when she saw him standing by the gate of the neighbourhood club?
As if lost his freedom
Lost ownership
Lost joy
All of these
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