CBSE Class 12 English Lost Spring VBQs Set 03

Question. What is Mukesh’s dream?
(a) To be a doctor
(b) To be a pilot
(c) To be a rogue
(d) To be a motor- mechanic
Answer: (d) To be a motor- mechanic

Question. 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
Answer: (b) going to a garage to learn

Question. 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 options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. 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
Answer: (a) Being daring, firm and clear

Question. Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
(a) Bureaucrats
(b) Merchants
(c) Politicians
(d) The glass blowing industry
Answer: (d) The glass blowing industry

Question. What is the function of glass blowing industry?
(a) To make windows
(b) To make doors
(c) To mould glass
(d) To mould glass and make colourful bangles
Answer: (d) To mould glass and make colourful bangles

Question. What makes the working conditions of the children worst in 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 options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?
(a) Caste and ancestral profession
(b) Karam theory and society
(c) Bureaucrats and politicians
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
(a) Parents
(b) Society
(c) Bureaucrats
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. “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
Answer: (b) Mukesh’s father

Question. 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
Answer: (a) the stigma of poverty and caste

Question. According to the author, rag picking has become ______, over the years.
(a) profession
(b) fine art
(c) tradition
(d) culture
Answer: (b) fine art

Question. One day, Saheb was seen by the author, watching some young men playing _______.
(a) cricket
(b) tennis
(c) hockey
(d) soccer
Answer: (b) tennis

Question. Mukesh was a _______.
(a) Student
(b) Worker
(c) Bangle maker
(d) Ragpicker
Answer: (c) Bangle maker

Question. Mukesh’s father was _______ before he became a bangle-maker.
(a) tailor
(b) carpenter
(c) rag-picker
(d) Mason
Answer: (a) tailor

Question. The frail woman in Mukesh’s house is his __________.
(a) mother
(b) elder brother’s wife
(c) wife
(d) niece
Answer: (b) elder brother’s wife

Question. Find the correct statement in the following:
(a) There were many storms — that swept away their fields and homes.
(b) I have seen men and women — walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads.
(c) Young boys like the son of the Principal — now wore shoes.
(d) Food is more important for survival — than the house.
Answer: (a) There were many storms — that swept away their fields and homes.

Question. Find the correct statement in the following:
(a) It is lack of money — but a tradition to stay barefoot.
(b) I remember a story a man — from Trichur once told me.
(c) They have lived here for more than thirty years — without an identity.
(d) Every other family in — Faridabad is engaged in making bangles.
Answer: (b) I remember a story a man — from Trichur once told me.

Question. Rearrange the sentences in the correct sequence and choose the correct option:
(i) On the ground, in large aluminium platters, are more chopped vegetables.
(ii) He would stop briefly at the temple and pray for a pair of shoes.
(iii) The young men echo the lament of their elders.
(iv) Over the months, I have come to recognize each of them.
(a) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)
(b) (iii)-(i)-(ii)-(iv)
(c) (iv)-(ii)-(i)-(iii)
(d) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)
Answer: (a) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)

Question. Rearrange the sentences in the correct sequence and choose the correct option:
(i) She still has bangles on her wrist, but no light in her eyes.
(ii) As custom demands, daughters-in-law must veil their faces before male elders.
(iii) And daring is not part of his growing up.
(iv) Set amongst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory.
(a) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)
(b) (iii)-(i)-(ii)-(iv)
(c) (iv)-(ii)-(i)-(iii)
(d) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)
Answer: (d) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)

Question. Assertion: Every morning Saheb went out to look for gold in the garbage dump.
Reason: There was a gold shop near the garbage dump.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (c) Assertion is true and reason is false.

Question. Assertion: Saheb couldn’t go to school.
Reason: His parents didn’t want him to go to school.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (c) Assertion is true and reason is false.

Question. Assertion: The narrator had seen children walking barefoot in cities and on village roads.
Reason: It is a tradition and not just lack of money.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Question. Assertion: The rag pickers of Bangladesh left their land of green fields and rivers.
Reason: They found jobs in the Seemapuri.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (c) Assertion is true and reason is false.

Question. Assertion: Mukesh wanted to be a motor mechanic.
Reason: His family was engaged in making glass bangles in Firozabad.
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer: (b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. Who was Saheb-e-Alam?
Answer: Saheb-e-Alam was a ragpicker. He lived in Seemapuri, Delhi.

Question. Justify the title of the lesson 'Lost Spring'.
Answer: Spring is the best season of the year. In the same way, childhood is the best time of human life. Child labourers like Saheb-e-Alam andMukesh have lost the carefree nature and childhood.

Question. 'Garbage to themis gold'. Comment.
Answer: Garbage is gold to the ragpickers. It is their daily bread. It is the only means of their survival.

Question. Food is more important for survival than identity.Do you agree? Why?
Answer: Yes, food is more important for survival. Human beings need food to eat and a home to live. They may not have an identity but they cannot live without food.

Question. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall,Explain?
Answer: No, Saheb is not happy working at the tea stall. He is no more master of his own life. He has lost his carefree look and freedom.He is a servant now. He has to follow the orders of the owner of the tea stall.

Question. What is Mukesh's dream? Do you think he will be able to achieve it?
Answer: Mukesh's dream is to become a Motor Mechanic .Yes, he will be able to achieve his dream. He seems to be very determined and he has the ability to dare.

Question. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
Answer: There are a lot of hazards of working in the glass bangles industry. The bangle makers are forced to work at high temperature in the dingy cells without air and light. They lose their eyesight.

Question. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
Answer: The city of Firozabad is famous for bangles.Every other family is engaged in making bangles. It is the centre of India's glass blowing industry.

Question. How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Answer: Mukesh's attitude is different from that of his family. The family members have accepted that bangle making is their destiny. They cannot change it because it is God given. But Mukesh dares to dream. He has a dream to be a Motor Mechanic. He wants to be the master of his own destiny.

Question. Why does the author say that the bangle makers are caught in a vicious circle?
Answer: The bangle makers of Firozabad are caught in the vicious circle of sahukars, police and middlemen. They exploit them continuously. They are not able to organise themselves into a cooperative. If they do so they might be beaten up and dragged to jail for doing something illegal.

Long Answer type Questions

Question. Describe the difficulties that the bangle makers of Firozabad face in their lives.
Answer: The bangles makers of Firozabad face a lot of difficulties in their lives. They have to work in hazardous conditions in dingy cells without light and air in high temperature. They often lose their eyesight.They have spent generations working in the glass industry yet they live in poverty. They are caught in the vicious circle of Sahukars, policemen and middlemen. They are unable to form a co-operative because if they do so, they will be caught and dragged into jail for doing something illegal. They do not dare to dream. They have accepted this grinding poverty as their destiny. The future of their children is also dark.

Question. Why do people migrate to big cities?
Answer: Every year thousands of people migrate from villages to cities. In villages the infrastructure is very poor so there are very few opportunities for education, employment, and health. Most of the people migrate to the cities in search of job and better standards of living but their hopes are not often fulfilled. Most of the times, they have to spend their life like the ragpickers of Seemapuri in slums. They have to live a life of poverty. Better rural infrastructure, good opportunities of education and health can put an end to this migration.