2. Lost Spring

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1. Who is the author of 'Lost Spring'?
   A) Anees Jung  |  B) Kamala Das  |  C) Stephen Spender  |  D) William Douglas
2. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?
   A) Coins  |  B) Gold  |  C) Toys  |  D) Food
3. Where is Saheb's home?
   A) Delhi  |  B) Dhaka  |  C) Seemapuri  |  D) Firozabad
4. What is the full name of Saheb?
   A) Saheb-e-Alam  |  B) Saheb Ali  |  C) Saheb Khan  |  D) Saheb Singh
5. What does 'Saheb-e-Alam' mean?
   A) Lord of the Earth  |  B) King of Rags  |  C) Poor Boy  |  D) Owner of Gold
6. Where does Mukesh live?
   A) Seemapuri  |  B) Firozabad  |  C) Dhaka  |  D) Delhi
7. What is Mukesh's family profession?
   A) Ragpicking  |  B) Bangle making  |  C) Car repairing  |  D) Farming
8. What does Mukesh want to become?
   A) Ragpicker  |  B) Bangle maker  |  C) Motor mechanic  |  D) Teacher
9. What are the children in Seemapuri deprived of?
   A) Money  |  B) Schooling  |  C) Food  |  D) Clothes
10. How many years has Saheb been in Seemapuri?
    A) 10 years  |  B) 20 years  |  C) 30 years  |  D) 5 years
11. What is the condition of the bangle makers' area?
    A) Clean  |  B) Stinking lanes  |  C) Modern  |  D) Spacious
12. What do the boys in the story often lack?
    A) Books  |  B) Shoes  |  C) Bags  |  D) Friends
13. Who are the people living in Seemapuri?
    A) Rich merchants  |  B) Squatters from Bangladesh  |  C) Factory owners  |  D) Students
14. What does garbage represent for the elders?
    A) Survival  |  B) Wealth  |  C) Waste  |  D) Gold
15. What is the colour of the bangles mentioned?
    A) Red, gold, green  |  B) Blue, white, black  |  C) Yellow, pink, purple  |  D) None of these
16. Why does Saheb walk barefoot?
    A) No money  |  B) Tradition  |  C) Likes it  |  D) Lost shoes
17. What is the atmosphere of the glass furnaces?
    A) Cool  |  B) Very hot  |  C) Normal  |  D) Ventilated
18. How does Anees Jung describe the bangle makers?
    A) Trapped in a cycle  |  B) Happy  |  C) Wealthy  |  D) Educated
19. What does Mukesh's grandmother call their bangle-making job?
    A) God-given lineage  |  B) A curse  |  C) Good luck  |  D) Forced labour
20. What are the bangles a symbol of?
    A) Indian women's suhaag  |  B) Poverty  |  C) Famine  |  D) War
21. Why is the bangle industry a 'vicious circle'?
    A) Because of poverty and middlemen  |  B) Because of lack of raw materials  |  C) Because of government policies  |  D) Because of children's refusal
22. What was Saheb doing before he started working at the tea stall?
    A) Ragpicking  |  B) Studying  |  C) Playing  |  D) Begging
23. How is the tea stall job different for Saheb?
    A) Paid but he lost his freedom  |  B) More fun  |  C) Cleaner work  |  D) Less work
24. What did Mukesh's father fail to achieve?
    A) Building a house  |  B) Educating children  |  C) Changing the profession  |  D) Buying a car
25. What does 'lost spring' metaphorically represent?
    A) Lost childhood  |  B) Lost season  |  C) Lost dream  |  D) Lost home
26. Why don't the bangle makers organize into a cooperative?
    A) Fear of police  |  B) Lack of leadership  |  C) Poverty  |  D) No interest
27. What vision does Mukesh have for his future?
    A) To own a car  |  B) To work in the factory  |  C) To become a bangle maker  |  D) To migrate
28. How do the living conditions in Firozabad affect the workers?
    A) Health issues like blindness  |  B) Wealth accumulation  |  C) Better education  |  D) Social status
29. What role do the middlemen play in Firozabad?
    A) Exploitation  |  B) Help  |  C) Management  |  D) Education
30. Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
    A) Storms swept away fields  |  B) War  |  C) Better jobs  |  D) For education
31. What does the author mean by 'garbage is gold'?
    A) It provides food and survival  |  B) It contains jewelry  |  C) It is expensive  |  D) It is worthless
32. What is the attitude of the people in Firozabad?
    A) Resigned to fate  |  B) Fighting for rights  |  C) Happy  |  D) Angry
33. What does Mukesh's sister-in-law do?
    A) Cooks  |  B) Makes bangles  |  C) Studies  |  D) Works in factory
34. What was the reason behind the children's lack of shoes?
    A) Lack of money and tradition  |  B) They like walking barefoot  |  C) Shoes are not available  |  D) They grow up too fast
35. How are the houses in Firozabad described?
    A) Wobbly walls  |  B) Modern mansions  |  C) Luxury flats  |  D) Cottages
36. What happens to the children working in glass furnaces?
    A) They lose their eyesight  |  B) They become rich  |  C) They grow taller  |  D) They get education
37. What is the significance of the steel canister?
    A) Saheb is no longer his own master  |  B) He is rich  |  C) He is now a worker  |  D) He is a student
38. How does the author characterize the bangle makers' plight?
    A) A cultural burden  |  B) A temporary hardship  |  C) A choice  |  D) A luxury
39. Why does Saheb's family live in Seemapuri?
    A) They lost their land  |  B) They like it  |  C) They are rich  |  D) They are tourists
40. What is the central theme of 'Lost Spring'?
    A) Poverty and child labour  |  B) Friendship  |  C) Education  |  D) Travel
41. What is the sociological implication of child labour in the story?
    A) Cycle of poverty, caste, and exploitation  |  B) Lack of interest in studies  |  C) Greed of children  |  D) Political failure only
42. How does the story highlight 'linguistic chauvinism' or systemic bias?
    A) By showing the helplessness of the poor  |  B) By ignoring the authorities  |  C) By focusing on the rich  |  D) None of these
43. Why is Mukesh's dream a sign of 'rebellion'?
    A) It challenges the status quo  |  B) It is a practical plan  |  C) It is easily achieved  |  D) It is common
44. What does the author suggest by comparing the children to ragpickers?
    A) A wasted generation  |  B) A brave generation  |  C) A wealthy generation  |  D) A powerful generation
45. What does the bangles industry represent in a global context?
    A) Modernity vs Tradition  |  B) Human exploitation  |  C) Economic prosperity  |  D) Industrial growth
46. How is Saheb's story contrasted with the dream of a school?
    A) Reality vs Dream  |  B) Hope vs Despair  |  C) Wealth vs Poverty  |  D) All of these
47. Why is the character of Saheb ironic?
    A) He is the lord of nothing  |  B) He is very rich  |  C) He owns a factory  |  D) He is educated
48. What is the role of the grandmother in perpetuating the bangle culture?
    A) Cultural conditioning  |  B) Greed  |  C) Lack of knowledge  |  D) Cruelty
49. Why does Anees Jung call Firozabad the 'centre of glass-blowing'?
    A) Due to the scale of production  |  B) Due to the quality of workers  |  C) Due to government support  |  D) Due to low cost
50. What does the 'dark dungeon' in Firozabad symbolize?
    A) A life without hope  |  B) A place of hard work  |  C) A punishment cell  |  D) A school
51. How does the author analyze the helplessness of the bangle makers?
    A) Social structure and lack of leadership  |  B) Personal laziness  |  C) Unavailability of market  |  D) Lack of technology
52. What is the author's purpose in writing this story?
    A) To raise awareness about child labour  |  B) To entertain  |  C) To record history  |  D) To describe Firozabad
53. Why does Mukesh dare to dream?
    A) He is more independent  |  B) He is wealthy  |  C) He is the leader  |  D) He is educated
54. What does the term 'Lost Spring' symbolize?
    A) Loss of joy and potential  |  B) Loss of money  |  C) Loss of family  |  D) Loss of time
55. How does the story portray the concept of 'Karma' in the community?
    A) Resignation to one's situation  |  B) Work for a better life  |  C) A religious duty  |  D) A myth
56. What is the underlying political tone of the story?
    A) Critical of apathy and system  |  B) Supportive of the system  |  C) Neutral  |  D) Revolutionary
57. What is the contrast between the bangle maker's life and the dream of motor mechanics?
    A) Tradition vs Modernity  |  B) Poverty vs Wealth  |  C) Factory vs Garage  |  D) All of the above
58. How are the children in the story 'stolen' from themselves?
    A) By the conditions they are forced into  |  B) By their parents' greed  |  C) By teachers  |  D) By lack of interest
59. What is the author's perspective on the possibility of change?
    A) Hopeful but realistic about systemic barriers  |  B) Completely hopeless  |  C) Optimistic without conditions  |  D) Dismissive
60. What does the ending of the story suggest about Mukesh?
    A) His dream remains a dream for now  |  B) He has become a mechanic  |  C) He has left the city  |  D) He has succeeded