Updated on 21/07/2023
Ch.2 Lost Spring
1. Who is the author of 'Lost Spring'
(A) Alphonse Daudet
(B) Anees Jung
(C) William Douglas
(D) Sinclaire Lewis
Answer
(B) Anees Jung
2. For what is the Firozabad famous?
(A) for gold
(B) for cycles
(C) for bangles
(D) for computers
Answer
(C) for bangles
3. From where did Saheb come?
(A) Krachi (Pakistan)
(B) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(C) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
(D) New Delhi (India)
Answer
(B) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
4. What is Saheb's full name?
(A) Saheb e Akbar
(B) Saheb e Ashoka
(C) Saheb e Singh
(D) Saheb e Alam
Answer
(D) Saheb e Alam
5. What do the boys appear like to the author in the story?
(A) evening birds
(B) evening animals
(C) morning birds
(D) morning animals
Answer
(C) morning birds
6. What did the man from Udipi pray for, when he was young?
(A) a pair of trousers
(B) a pair of scissors
(C) a pair of shoes
(D) a pair of socks
Answer
(C) a pair of shoes
7. What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
(A) rag picking
(B) stone picking
(C) gold picking
(D) silver picking
Answer
(A) rag picking
8. What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle-maker?
(A) doctor
(B) teacher
(C) tailor
(D) farmer
Answer
(C) tailor
9. According to the author what was garbage for the children ?
(A) a wonder
(B) a flower
(C) a wood
(D) a smile
Answer
(A) a wonder
10. What is the meaning of 'Saheb e Alam?
(A) Lord of the world
(B) Lord of the earth
(C) Lord of the universe
(D) Lord of the mars
Answer
(C) Lord of the universe
11. How many ragpickers lived in Seemapuri?
(A) about 11000
(B) about 10000
(C) about 20000
(D) about 22000
Answer
(B) about 10000
12. Sunny-gold, paddy green, royal blue, pink, purple, every colour born out of the seven colours of the rainbow. What are these a reference to?
(A) bangles
(B) ring
(C) nose-pin
(D) muskara
Answer
(A) bangles
13. Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman’s `suhag’?
(A) bindi
(B) bangles
(C) ring
(D) watch
Answer
(B) bangles
14. Saheb's name means 'Lord of the Universe, but he leads a life of ...........
(A) like a rich man
(B) prosperity
(C) poverty and misery
(D) all of the above
Answer
(C) poverty and misery
15. What is the Saheb watching from the fenced gate of club?
(A) two young men playing football
(B) two young men playing tennis
(C) two young men playing hockey
(D) two young men playing cricket
Answer
(B) two young men playing tennis
16. Why did a rich boy give the tennis shoes to Saheb?
(A) these were new shoes
(B) these were old shoes
(C) there was no hole in the shoes
(D) there was a hole in the shoe
Answer
(D) there was a hole in the shoe
17. Where did Mukesh live?
(A) in Faridabad
(B) in Dhaka
(C) in Ferozepur
(D) in Firozabad
Answer
(D) in Firozabad
18. What does Mukesh want to be?
(A) Motor mechanic
(B) Computer engineer
(C) Doctor
(D) Lawyer
Answer
(A) Motor mechanic
19. Where does Saheb work after leaving the work of being a ragpicker?
(A) in factory
(B) in a tea stall
(C) in restaurant
(D) in a company
Answer
(B) in a tea stall
20. The houses in Seemapuri are made of .........................
(A) bricks and stone
(B) steel and aluminium
(C) mud, tin and tarpaulin
(D) all of the above